Re: Update on Closed File Error... I don't think so!

Alan Shore wrote:

Actually you don't need to use a flag. Try this.
if not %open(file);
open file;
endif;

// do stuff

if %open(file);
close file;
endif;

We tried that initially ... but it burned us big time.

We tend to call procedures from within procedures ... and one procedure might open a a file that another procedure needs.

If the second procedure explicitly closes the file, then the calling procedure will have a file closed it doesn't expect.

Setting the flag makes sure that we ONLY close the file if we actually opened it.

david