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Updating a block statement around an active statement will prevent the debug session from continuing while Edit and Continue is enabled
This error occurs if:
- You try to modify part of a foreach statement, a using statement, a lock statement, or a fixed statement, when the execution pointer is inside the modified block. 
- You try to add a catch to a try when the execution pointer is inside the modified block. 
- You try to change a try/catch to a try/finally when the execution pointer is inside the modified block. 
For more information, see Active Statements.
Consider the following code:
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
using (System.IO.StreamReader file = System.IO.File.OpenText(@"example.txt"))
{
System.Console.WriteLine(file.ReadLine());
}
}
}
If you set a breakpoint on the WriteLine call and start debugging, then try to change the name of the text file in the using statement, this error occurs.
To correct this error
- Choose Undo from the Debug menu to undo the changes. You can make the change later when the statement is no longer active. - –or– 
- On the Debug menu, click Stop Debugging, then make your changes and start a new debugging session.