in reply to Re: Problem opening file
in thread Problem opening file

You've come up with a very robust way to hide the fact that the failure is occurring (but not forever). Kind of an XY answer - you solved the problem he was having, but not the question he's asking. UPDATE: altho he breached the idea of a workaround first.

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Re^3: Problem opening file
by marinersk (Priest) on Jul 08, 2015 at 22:13 UTC

    Also, I did address his question in my first answer, below the code.

    Ironically, I recalled the workaround part first, and then the question. Guess I was in LIFOmode today.

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