From: Bill_Leary@msn.com   
      
   "Markus Humm"  wrote in message   
   news:42090718$0$3369$9b622d9e@news.freenet.de...   
   > >>I don't see any harm in opening it twice - it isn't an expensive   
   > >>operation or anything.   
   > >   
   > > There isn't any.  That's what I meant by "artificial" and "perceived" in my   
   > > comment.   
   > >   
   > But sure there is! It eats up one file handle,   
      
   Well, actually, up to three given his objective.   
      
   > which under DOS aren't   
   > that plenty.   
      
   Twenty, by default.  So in this case, it's really not an issue.  Might be for   
   another program, though.   
      
   > Under Windows it's no harm...   
      
       - Bill   
      
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