FCREAATE() and error #5 (access denied)

[mmerlinn]

I am having a vexing problem with FCREATE(). Sometimes it works as expected and other times FERROR() returns error code 5 (access denied). I have been unable to find any documentation on what causes this error code. Can anyone help?

I am using FCREATE() in GENPAGE().

When I call GENPAGE() from PROGRAM_ONE everything works as expected.

When I call GENPAGE() from PROGRAM_TWO I get the access denied error code.

Both PROGRAM_ONE and PROGRAM_TWO are called from the same DO CASE structure in MAIN.PRG, so the problem must be somewhere in PROGRAM_TWO. However, since I don't have the foggiest idea what I am looking for, I can't find the problem.

Any help would greatly be appreciated.e


mmerlinn

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[DSummZZZ]

That error is because you're trying to fcreate a file that is already open.

You must make sure that you do an FCLOSE() on that file before you try to do subsequent FCREATE() on the same file.


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[mmerlinn]

I am doing a CLOSE ALL before trying to FCREATE() the file. Shouldn't that close all handles that are open?

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mmerlinn

"Political correctness is the BADGE of a COWARD!"

 

[mmerlinn]

I double checked to see if any files were open. When I did a DISPLAY STATUS immediately before FCREATE(), there were no user files open. Based on that, there is some other unknown problem.


mmerlinn

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[tesar]

mmerlinn,
you are sure same file name with "access denied" ?
May be other process (antivir, ..) check at the same time your file ?(try add waiting cca 1 sec between one and two)
Try add your source code ...
Tesar

 

[DSummZZZ]

Shouldn't that close all handles that are open?

As long as you haven't lost the file handle associated with it. A couple of examples that come to mind are, say you are running a .prg, do an FOPEN(), and the .prg ends. That handle will get lost. Or you call a function or procedure which opens a file. You return from that procedure and the handle goes out of scope.
Another issue could be access rights for the drive or folder.


-Dave Summers-

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http://www.davesummers.net/foxprolinks.htm

 

[mmerlinn]

Found the problem. Was trying to FCREATE() to a non-existent directory.

Thanks for the help.






mmerlinn

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