A simple question, on a windows based network would it be possible to open a file and then not be able to read it at a later stage due to a network failure for example. If so is there a read error. The code I am using is as follows, 
 open RESTART, "x:\\myfiles\file.txt" or die;

 while(<RESTART>){
     #do something with $_
 }

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Thanks for the help. UPDATE
Maybe my wording is wrong or a little misleading 
 open RESTART, "x:\\myfiles\file.txt" or die;
 #Assume the file opens correctly

 while(<RESTART>){
     #do something with $_

     #My Worry is if the network collapses in this 
     #loop. Will I know about it or will it hang?
     
 }

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20040414 Edit by BazB: Changed title from 'Open and reading files'

In reply to Detecting read errors whilst reading from a network drive by Scarborough

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