ArpOpen(31.0)	  ARP Programmers Manual	 ArpOpen(31.0)



     NAME
	  ArpOpen - Open a file	and track it.

     SYNOPSIS
	  FileHandle = ArpOpen("name", accessmode)
	      d0		 d1	   d2

     FUNCTION
	  This function	is equivalent to the AmigaDOS Open(), except
	  that this function will remember that	the file is open when
	  you do a CloseLibrary(ArpBase) and close it for you.

     INPUTS
	  name - pointer to a null terminated string.

	  accessmode - pointer to a valid AmigaDOS access mode.

     RESULT
	  FileHandle - a BPTR to a filehandle, or NULL

	  TRACKER - Pointer to the tracker in A1, or in	LastTracker
		  variable if calling from 'C'.

     REMEMBER
	  You must call	FreeTrackedItem(TRACKER), ArpExit() or
	  CloseLibrary() to free this resource.

     BUGS
	  None known.

     SEE ALSO
	  FreeTrackedItem(), ArpExit(),	OpenLibrary(), CloseLibrary()
	  dos.doc/Open

     AUTHOR
	  SDB



















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