freefile works every time, you must have been doing it wrong.

this is the proper way of using freefile...

Code:
dim MyFile as byte
MyFile = freefile
open "AnyFile.txt" for output as #Myfile
'do your stuff here
close #Myfile
Freefile is a safeguard against damaging files opened in another app.

the thing to remember is that every time you try to open another file (i.e. 2 at once) you need to change the name of the variable to something else, and then make it equal to freefile. The internal freefile value increments by one every time you open a file. and decrements every time a file closes.

you cannot say that it "sux" simply because you lack the programming ability to make it work. if you dont know what your talking about, why are you deliberately misleading people?

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[This message has been edited by wossname (edited 01-16-2000).]