Unhandled Exception with Email.LoadXML

Hi,

I am experiencing an unhandled exception when attempting to load an email from an XML file, but only when the file in question does not contain a complete XML email, for example an empty or corrupt file.

I have the following:

Try
    Dim email as New Email
    If email.LoadXml(sgFile) Then
        'Email successfully loaded, do stuff
    Else
        'Write failure to log file...
    End If

Catch ex As Exception
    'Write error to log file...
End Try

My error handler does not trap the exception and the program terminates unexpectedly. In the system Event Log I see the following 2 events recorded:

1. Application Error

   Faulting application name: MyProgram.exe, version: 1.1.10.0, time stamp: 0x59ad1431

   Faulting module name: ChilkatDotNet46.dll, version: 9.5.0.65, time stamp: 0x58654057

   Exception code: 0xc0000005

   Fault offset: 0x00000000003adeaa

   Faulting process id: 0x1f44

   Faulting application start time: 0x01d3255b21bb005e

   Faulting application path: C:Program Files (x86)MyMyProgram.exe

   Faulting module path: C:Program Files (x86)MyChilkatDotNet46.dll

   Report Id: 73e25f00-914e-11e7-80eb-00163e57b274

   Faulting package full name:

   Faulting package-relative application ID:

2. .Net Runtime

   Application: MyProgram.exe

   Framework Version: v4.0.30319

   Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.

   Exception Info: System.AccessViolationException

   at <module>.ClsEmail.LoadXml(ClsEmail, XString)

   at Chilkat.Email.LoadXml(System.String)

   at MyProgram.MyProgram.MailChecker_ProcessFromXML(Boolean, Boolean ByRef)

   at MyProgram.MyProgram.ImportTimer_Callback(System.Object, System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs)

   at System.Timers.Timer.MyTimerCallback(System.Object)

   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)

   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)

   at System.Threading.TimerQueueTimer.CallCallback()

   at System.Threading.TimerQueueTimer.Fire()

   at System.Threading.TimerQueue.FireNextTimers()

Is there any way I can prevent this from happening?