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PRODUCT:    DIGITAL DEC PL/I for OpenVMS Alpha, Version 4.2A-112

COMPONENT:  Implicit Open

OP/SYS:     Compaq OpenVMS Alpha, Versions 6.2, 7.1

SOURCE:     Compaq Computer Corporation


SYMPTOM:

When using the PLI "file_attribute update", an implicit open fails with
the following error messages:

     %PLI-F-ERROR, PL/I ERROR condition.
     -PLI-F-UNDFILE, PL/I UNDEFINEDFILE condition on file 'TEST'.
     -PLI-I-CONATTR, Conflicting attributes specified while opening file.


COMPAQ RESPONSE:

This problem has been reported to Engineering.


WORKAROUND:

Use a PLI explicit open, for example:

     open file (test);

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