https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Error-on-CLOSE-statement/m-p/972191#M24230 After some more investigation I found that the file was "read only". <BR />It would have been nice if the error message had said this and that the file name was given. Thu, 01 Nov 2001 21:03:56 GMT davidgraham 2001-11-01T21:03:56Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Error-on-CLOSE-statement/m-p/972190#M24229 I am opening then deleting a file. <BR />C80 is the file and it exists <BR /> <BR />open (98,FILE=c80) <BR />close (98,STATUS='DELETE') <BR /> <BR />I get the error message : <BR />inconsistent open/close parameters, unit 98, file "unknown" <BR /> <BR />I don't understand why I'm getting an error, and why it says file "unknown" rather than give the name of the file. <BR /> <BR />Can anyone help? <BR /> <BR />Thanks, <BR />David Thu, 01 Nov 2001 20:44:21 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Error-on-CLOSE-statement/m-p/972190#M24229 davidgraham 2001-11-01T20:44:21Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Error-on-CLOSE-statement/m-p/972191#M24230 After some more investigation I found that the file was "read only". <BR />It would have been nice if the error message had said this and that the file name was given. Thu, 01 Nov 2001 21:03:56 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Error-on-CLOSE-statement/m-p/972191#M24230 davidgraham 2001-11-01T21:03:56Z