Re: "Too many files open" error

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From: DENNIS LITTLE
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 18:48

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In article <1cp8uaINNhlq@mizar.usc.edu>, sharp@mizar.usc.edu (Malcolm Sharp)    writes...
>We have developed an application that when run gives the error message
>"Too many files open."  This error occurs when the 16th file is to
>open by the application.  We have set the "FILES=" statement in
>CONFIG.SYS to 30, 40, 50 and 60 with no luck.
> 
>Any ideas suggestions are most welcome.
> 
>Malcolm Sharp, 
>U. of SoCal

What is the application written in... It may be that the compiler being used
has a limit on the number of files it will allow open.

me

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