readFile {
	try {
		open the file;
		determine its size;
		allocate that much memory;
		read the file into memory;
		close the file;
	} catch ( fileOpenFailed ) {
		doSomething;
	} catch ( sizeDeterminationFailed ) {
		doSomething;
	} catch ( memoryAllocationFailed ) {
		doSomething;
	} catch ( readFailed ) {
		doSomething;
	} catch ( fileCloseFailed ) {
		doSomething;
	} 
}