Problem:

Release: Net Express 5.0.NET and  Visual Studio 2005:

When the program executes the OPEN INPUT for a file described as:

   SELECT  MyFile  ASSING  "TheFile.Dat"

a file status 3/5 is returned, indicating that the file could not be found.

Resolution:

In the traditional Micro Focus IDE the file is found in the project's directory.

In Visual Studio 2005 the file is expected in the directory of the EXE, e.g. in the bin\\debug directory below the directory of the .cblproj.

You can check where the OPEN expects the file if you OPEN a (different) file in OUTPUT mode.