Re: External procs with F-specs (WAS DoW (WAS DoU...))

Why use UsrOpn if you are going to let the file close when the activation
group closes?

Patrick Conner
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> Someone did ask me a question off-line, where is my file being declared?
Well,
> it's being declared in my main program, which brings up the question.
When I
> move this function to it's own source file and compile it, I'm going to
have
> to declare the file spec in the new source file, right?

Yup.  And add the USROPN keyword, and open it on the first call to the
procedure.  There was a debate a while back as to whether %OPEN or a static
variable was the better approach to determining whether the file has been
opened yet.  The other burning question is whether the add a cleanup
procedure to close the file, or to allow it to be closed when the
activation
group ends.

--
Paul


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