Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!cornell!batcomputer!itsgw!steinmetz!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!Robert_C_Tellefson From: Robert_C_Tellefson@cup.portal.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: As if by MAGIC, it doesnt work anymore Message-ID: <6134@cup.portal.com> Date: 1 Jun 88 15:54:23 GMT References: <21856@amdcad.AMD.COM> Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 16 XPortal-User-Id: 1.1001.2624 I have a small program that I use for just such occasions that reports the next available file handle number. When run from the DOS prompt this is usually number 5 (unless some TSR is holding a file open). I tried to email this message to you without success. My location didn't recognize your domain. If we can connect, I'd be glad to send you a copy of this simple program (only 8k). Since this is something that I wrote for our inhouse use here, it can be easily ammended to report all available handles if needed. You've got my curiosity going. I'd like to hear the outcome. Bob Tellefson uucp: tellefson@cup.portal.com RCT Design Compuserve: 73417,545 Genie: R.TELLEFSON Voice: (408) 749-9826