handle
The operating system file handle for a file previously opened with create( ) or open( ).
Property of
File
Description
When a file is opened by the operating system, it is assigned a file handle, an arbitrary number that identifies that open file. Applications then use that file handle to refer to that file.
A File object’s handle property reflects the file handle used by dBASE Plus to access a file opened with create( ) or open( ). It is a read-only property and is generally informational only. By calling methods of the File object, dBASE Plus internally uses the file handle to perform its operations.