Re: RPG-ILE Service Pgm and Opening/Closing Files

[David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Arthur.Marino@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I'm thinking the 'file open' flag is superfluous. You'd open the needed 
> file if "not %open(file_name)" is true. And you don't even have to test 
> for %open before closing it, since the manual says you won't get an error 
> if you attempt to close an already closed file. 

Except if another procedure, in the same module, that called this 
procedure had opened the file before hand.  If this is the case, and you 
close the file, you will end up with an ugly error.

The purpose of the flag is implement 'only close the file if we actually 
had to open it'.

david