Re: Existing File check

 BBS: Inland Empire Archive
Date: 11-25-92 (17:11)             Number: 392
From: JIM COYLE                    Refer#: NONE
  To: JAMES VAHN                    Recvd: NO  
Subj: Re: Existing File check        Conf: (2) Quik_Bas

In a message to Jim Coyle <11-21-92 09:42> James Vahn wrote:

JV>> I like that much better too, but wouldn't it be even better to
JV>> OPEN for INPUT and do a little error trapping?  That way the 0
JV>> byte file wouldn't be created in the first place.

Well, the whole reason this started is because someone
wanted a routine that didn't use the error trapping. Using
error trapping can be a pain though if you already have the
error trapping going somewhere else (If you try to use the
routine in a library)

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