RS> Yeah...it _was_ pretty crappy of him to do that. I went through the 
RS> and from what I can see...you need to open WHOSON.DAT in "Binary" mo
 
That's not the problem, the problem is file sharing.  Does anyone know 
the filemode needed?  I don't, and I can't afford the $100+ asked to 
find out.
 
so, if someone knows or can write a program or tell me how to figure 
out that filemode in ANY language (especially Power BASIC so Mr. Gordon 
doesn't leap on me) I'd appreciate it.
 
I'd just attack it with brute force but there are far too many 
possibilities to consider.
 
heck, I don't even know if BASIC has routines for that kind of stuff.  
I do C and Pascal most of the time, and only use VBA for some stuff at 
work.
 
RS> sure you had no ill-feelings toward _me_.)
 
no, no, I suppose not, though if you could find that number out I'd be 
pretty happy.  
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