... Since you indicated the files were opened (and not closed) by a BAL subroutine, the COBOL code may not even be aware of it. ...
My Mother used to say: You use it; you clean it. Put it back where you got it from. Always wear clean underwear, in case you get hit by a bus. The point is: A programme, sub-routine, etc. that opens a file should (must) close it. You can't leave artifacts around for callers to trip over. (At least, that's what I was taught at the UoW in the 1970's) -teD (The secret to success is sincerity. If you can fake that, you've got it made!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
