error 67

[John Gentry]

I am opening 20 or so random files in PB3.5. On about the 15th OPEN statement I get error 67. I modified the code to uses different directories and different drives. I changed the file name also, all without success. All give the error 67 on the same OPEN statement.

As a longshot, in CONFIG.SYS, I increased FILES=50 to FILES=60. No change.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

John Gentry




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[Lance Edmonds]

By default, DOS permits an application to open only 15 files simultaneously (actually it allows about 20, but 5 are reserved by DOS itself).

There is a way to extend the limit... I'm not at my DEV PC right now to give you the exact reference, but I think it is detailed in one of the FAQ files installed with your PB/DOS compiler.

When I get back to my DEV PC, I'll post the relevent information.


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[Lance Edmonds]

Ok, I'm back at my DEV PC... the routine you need is called AddFileHandles() and is located in the DOSUNIT.BAS file in your EXAMPLES directory.


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