OPEN (Open File for Processing)

The explicit OPEN operation opens the file named in the file-name operand. The file named cannot be designated as a primary, secondary, or table file.

To handle OPEN exceptions (file status codes greater than 1000), either the operation code extender 'E' or an error indicator ER can be specified, but not both. For more information on error handling, see File Exception/Errors.

To open the file specified in the file-name operand for the first time in a module or subprocedure with an explicit OPEN operation, specify the USROPN keyword on the file description specifications. (See Chapter 13. File Description Specifications for restrictions when using the USROPN keyword.)

If a file is opened and later closed by the CLOSE operation in the module or subprocedure, the programmer can reopen the file with the OPEN operation and the USROPN keyword on the file description specification is not required. When the USROPN keyword is not specified on the file description specification, the file is opened at module initialization for global files, or subprocedure initialization for local files. If an OPEN operation is specified for a file that is already open, an error occurs.

Multiple OPEN operations in a program to the same file are valid as long as the file is closed when the OPEN operation is issued to it.

When you open a file with the DEVID keyword specified (on the file description specifications), the fieldname specified as a parameter on the DEVID keyword is set to blanks. See the description of the DEVID keyword, in Chapter 13. File Description Specifications.

For more information, see File Operations.

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 *
 *  The explicit OPEN operation opens the EXCEPTN file for
 *  processing if indicator 97 is on and indicator 98 is off.
 *  Note that the EXCEPTN file on the file description
 *  specifications has the USROPN keyword specified.
 *  %ERROR is set to return '1' if the OPEN operation fails.
 *
C                   IF        *in97 and not *in98
C                   OPEN(E)   EXCEPTN
C                   IF        not %ERROR
C                   WRITE     ERREC
C                   ENDIF
C                   ENDIF
 *
 *  FILEX is opened at program initialization.  The explicit
 *  CLOSE operation closes FILEX before control is passed to RTNX.
 *  RTNX or another program can open and use FILEX.  Upon return,
 *  the OPEN operation reopens the file.  Because the USROPN
 *  keyword is not specified for FILEX, the file is opened at
 *  program initialization
 *
C                   CLOSE     FILEX
C                   CALL      'RTNX'
C                   OPEN      FILEX