..  _dj-open:

DJ\_OPEN
========

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| Syntax   | channel = DJ\_OPEN('filename')                                    |
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| Location | DJToolkit 1.16                                                    |
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Open an existing file for exclusive use. See :ref:`dj-open-dir` below for details and examples.

**CROSS-REFERENCE**

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