1 files changed, 13 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/examples/ecdsa.cpp b/doc/examples/ecdsa.cpp
index 1c1715f1b..83cdad967 100644
--- a/doc/examples/ecdsa.cpp
+++ b/doc/examples/ecdsa.cpp
@@ -8,13 +8,20 @@ using namespace Botan;
 
 int main()
    {
-   std::auto_ptr<RandomNumberGenerator> rng(RandomNumberGenerator::make_rng());
+   try
+      {
+      std::auto_ptr<RandomNumberGenerator> rng(
+         RandomNumberGenerator::make_rng());
 
-   EC_Domain_Params params = get_EC_Dom_Pars_by_oid("1.3.132.8");
+      EC_Domain_Params params = get_EC_Dom_Pars_by_oid("1.3.132.8");
 
-   std::cout << params.get_curve().get_p() << "\n";
-   std::cout << params.get_order() << "\n";
-
-   ECDSA_PrivateKey ecdsa(*rng, params);
+      std::cout << params.get_curve().get_p() << "\n";
+      std::cout << params.get_order() << "\n";
 
+      ECDSA_PrivateKey ecdsa(*rng, params);
+      }
+   catch(std::exception& e)
+      {
+      std::cout << e.what() << "\n";
+      }
    }