[Dev-C++] Windows exception handling

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How can I use the winAPI exception handlling functions?
It is
try{
... <<<code which has RaiseException() function
}
except (GetExceptionCode() == code){
...
}

Whenever I try to use this the compiler reports errors: either except is 
not defined, or if I use __try and __except then it reports errors 
before ) and from that line own it reports any variable defined in the 
block as undefined.
I included the header excpt.h which seemed to have it but it didn't 
work, and I activated an deactivated the support for exceptions in 
compiler options (since it could happen  a clash between C and Windows? 
[that of try in both cases...])

Thank you in advance.