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>I have the following code in a routine I'm putting together to read in an SDF file, one line/record at a time. I need to do it this way because each line has a descriptor field, which then tells me which table to send that record.
>
>IF FILE('vital3947.txt') && Does file exist?
> gnErrFile = FOPEN('vital3947.txt',12) && If so, open read-write
>ELSE
>...
>
>The IF FILE() above works fine, but the FOPEN() always returns a -1. Any suggestions? I've tried many variations on the FOPEN() line. Help!
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Could it be a pathing problem? Try with full path.