I have also found the following:
1) one does not have to use FreeFile for a file number (when all else
is OK).

True, however not considered 'best practice'. Freefile() ensures a
unique ID is assigned to your var.

2) cannot use "contents" for string storage space.
Why not? It's not a VB[A] keyword and so qualifies for use as a var.


3) one cannot mix use of "/" and "\" in a string for a given file
name.

Not sure why you'd use "/" in a path string! Forward slash is not a
legal filename/path character. Backslash is the default Windows path
delimiter. If choosing folders, the last backslah is not followed by a
filename.

4) one cannot have a space in the file name, so that gives a serious
problem for some web URLs (work-around anyone?)

Web paths 'pad' spaces so the string is contiguous. I believe the pad
string is "%20" OR "+".

5) method fails for "https:" (work-around anyone?)

What method?

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