Tom,

The following line *does* create a hidden read/write file

lnHandle = FCREATE("c:\temp\test.txt", 2)

However, you cannot write to the file:

?FWRITE(lnHandle, "Hi") && Returns 0, FERROR() = 5 (Access denied)

you need to close and open the file again:

FCLOSE(lnHandle)
lnHandle = FOPEN("c:\temp\test.txt", 2)

?FWRITE(lnHandle, "Hi") && works

This behaviour is documented in the help file:

Note that a file created with nFileAttribute other than 0 cannot be written to with FPUTS( ) or FWRITE( ) until the file is closed and opened again.

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The docs say that using the #2 as the second parameter will create a hidden file. It does that but it is also read only (the docs give the impression that using #2 will be read/write). Further they say that using #3 will create a read only hidden file. Using #3 the file is read only but NOT hidden.

Anyone know how to get a hidden read/write file?>>

Daniel