# Error in manual

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-in-manual/3222>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [August 25, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-in-manual/3222 "2011-08-25T19:38:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![TimE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ee59a6/32.png) [@TimE](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/TimE)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-in-manual/3222/1 "2011-08-25T19:38:43Z")

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This is not a big deal and I am not sure where this should be posted but I found an error in the manual. I discovered this because I often copy the example code from the manual so I get the syntax correct (I have a bad memory).

In the section system.file.openFile the example code is: [code]path = system.db.openFile(‘gif’)  
if path != None:

# do something with the file[/code]

and it should be…

[code]path = system.file.openFile(‘gif’)  
if path != None:

# do something with the file[/code]

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**Author:** ![Robert.McKenzie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/robert.mckenzie/32/4134_2.png) [@Robert.McKenzie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert.McKenzie)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-in-manual/3222/2 "2011-08-25T23:36:23Z")

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Good catch! Fixed for next version.

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**Author:** ![0sm0](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/0sm0/32/15228_2.png) [@0sm0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/0sm0)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-in-manual/3222/3 "2013-02-07T03:39:17Z")

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As of 7.5.5 this error is still there.

cheers

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**Author:** ![bzink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3e96dc/32.png) [@bzink](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bzink)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-in-manual/3222/4 "2014-01-10T17:19:52Z")

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This is still there in build 7.6.4.2013112117 and in the online help([http://www.inductiveautomation.com/support/usermanuals/ignition/index.html?system\_file\_openfile.htm](http://www.inductiveautomation.com/support/usermanuals/ignition/index.html?system_file_openfile.htm)) - build 7.6.2.2368-rc5

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**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-in-manual/3222/5 "2014-01-13T17:35:48Z")

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I’ve verified that it’s still there, and I’ll fix it. Won’t make it into 7.6.5-rc2, but should be in rc3. I don’t know how quickly the website picks up fixes, but it will make it there eventually. 🙂

[edit]  
Fix is done for both 7.6.5 and 7.5.12. Thanks for the heads up.