bad file number error

[Walter Vaughan]

Cesar Baquerizo wrote:

>I have a problem with an openserver 6 system running filepro v4.5
>
>*** A System Error Has Occurred ***
>: Bad file number
>
>This error came up on a process that was working fine for years on sco 
>openserver 5.  In fact the migration to OS 6 was done on Monday, and the 
>error just came up today for the first time.  This process is done 
>several times a day, so it is not the first time this process is run.  
>This one is critical, so any help appreciated.  Any clues as to what 
>causes this?
>  
>
In our case, it was poorly written code that got fleshed out in our move 
from SCO OSR5 with filePro 4.05.09 to FreeBSD with filepro 5.0.13.

And poorly written isn't the correct term. filePro on SCO just seemed to 
be more forgiving with how/when/where you close or write I/O type files. 
However, we were doing the "wrong thing". That combination  (SCO & fp) 
would do the right thing anyway or not complain at all.

What filePro verb is causing the Bad file number error?

--
Walter