Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 1 - Frames Unlimited
Frames Unlimited is a wholesale picture and poster frame business. Frame data is stored in sequential access files that contain four columns: item number, item name, size, and price.
Which of the following statements should be used first when opening the input file?
A) If IO.File.Exists("pictureFrame57.txt") Then
B) If IO.File.Exists("pictureFrame.txt") Then
C) inFile = IO.File.OpenText("pictureFrame57.txt")
D) inFile = IO.File.OpenText("pictureFrame.txt")

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This statement checks whether a file called "pictureFrame.txt" exists, which is the input file name given in the problem statement. Option A checks for a specific file name that may not be relevant to the problem, while options C and D attempt to open the file without first checking if it exists.