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    LOU DUCHEZ

    >Could someone post all the different File Modes availl with FileMode, and a
    >short descript of each one?

    The FileMode byte reserves certain bits to specify different capabilities.
    They are:

    76543210
    --------
    .....000  - Read access
    .....001  - Write access
    .....010  - Read/write access
    ....0...  - Reserved - must be zero
    .000....  - Sharing mode - compatibility mode ["no sharing"?]
    .001....  - Sharing mode - read/write access denied
    .010....  - Sharing mode - write access denied
    .011....  - Sharing mode - read access denied
    .100....  - Sharing mode - full access permitted
    0.......  - Inherited by child processes
    1.......  - Private to current process

    I got this out of a pocket DOS/BIOS reference -- hope it helps.

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