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**CREATE(**//file//**)**

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| **CREATE** | Creates an empty data file. |
| //file// | The label of the FILE to be created. |

The **CREATE** statement adds an empty data file to the operating system directory. If the //file// already exists, it is deleted and recreated as an empty file. The //file// must be closed, or the "File Already Open" error is posted. CREATE does not open the file for access.

**Errors Posted:**

| 03 | Path Not Found |
| 04 | Too Many Open Files |
| 05 | Access Denied |
| 52 | File Already Open |
| 54 | No Create Attribute |

**Example:**

**CREATE(Master)    !Create a new master file**

**CREATE(Detail)    !Create a new detail file**

**See Also:**

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