Re: opening char variable data file

GT wrote:
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Thank you, yes I have just tried and there is a " just before the "value"
held by file_name_use, which I replaced with a space.
May I assume an open statement is not going to find a space a problem as
long as it is before / after the filename?
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Trailing blanks, yes; leading blanks, no.

If the filename string you're reading from external source (I gather) is quote-delimited, you need to strip them (in pairs) and then use the ADJUSTL() intrinsic to eliminate the leading blanks...

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