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The **Create **property contains a value that tells the file manager whether or not to create the file if no file exists.

A value of one (1) creates the file; a value of zero (0) does not create the file.

**Implementation:**

The Init method sets the Create property to a value of one (1), which invokes automatic file creation. The ABC Templates override this default with the appropriate setting from the data dictionary or application generator. See //Template Overview--File Handling// for more information.

The Open method creates the file when an attempt to open the file fails because there is no file.

**See Also:**     [[init  initialize the filemanager object .htm|Init]], [[open  open the file .htm|Open]]