> I would always use the INQUIRE statement with EXIST=
An attempted OPEN may "modify" the file in an environment where
the last access date is recorded, for instance to control file migration to
an archive. The INQUIRE function I would not expect to do this.
Also the INQUIRE method seems neater, because it directly shows what is
intended, while the OPEN method is a round-about way to do it.
Regards,
Friedrich Hertweck
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