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**Close, VIRTUAL, PROC**

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The **Close **method tells the FileManager the calling procedure is done with the file, then closes the file if no other procedure is using it. The Close method handles any errors that occur while closing the file.

**Implementation:**

The Close method returns a value of Level:Benign (EQUATE declared in ABERROR.INC). See //Error Class// for more information on Level:Benign and other severity levels.

**Return Data Type:**     BYTE

**Example:**

**PROGRAM**

** INCLUDE('ABFILE.INC')            !declare FileManager class**

** MAP                              !program map**

** END**

**GlobalErrors ErrorClass           !declare GlobalErrors object**

**Access:Client CLASS(FileManager)  !derive Access:Client object**

**Init      PROCEDURE               !prototype Access:File init**

**              END**

**Client    FILE,DRIVER('TOPSPEED'),PRE(CLI),CREATE,BINDABLE,THREAD**

** !file declaration**

**          END**

** CODE**

** GlobalErrors.Init                !initialize GlobalErrors object**

** Access:Client.Init               !initialize Access:Client object**

** Access:Client.Open               !open the Client file**

** !program code**

** Access:Client.Close              !close the Client file**

** Access:Client.Kill               !shut down the Access:Client object**

** GlobalErrors.Kill                !shut down the GlobalErrors object**