..  _dj-open-in:

DJ\_OPEN\_IN
============

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| Syntax   | channel = DJ\_OPEN\_IN('filename')                                |
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| Location | DJToolkit 1.16                                                    |
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Open an existing file for shared use. The same file can be opened by other applications running at the same time. Provided they have a compatible non-exclusive OPEN mode. See :ref:`dj-open-dir` below for details and examples.

**CROSS-REFERENCE**

:ref:`dj-open`, :ref:`dj-open-new`, :ref:`dj-open-over`, and :ref:`dj-open-dir`.