>    If err = _noErr Then Fn OpenFSFileWithApplication( newCreatedFile )

With a change of the above line to read thus:

 if ( err == _noErr ) then fn OpenFSFileWithApplication( originalFile )

everything works as you hoped.

I Think you became Confused by your Curious Habit of Starting every FB
Keyword with a Capital Letter, and Forgot which File you Wanted to Open.


Robert P.