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> But FINFO *does* work against temp files, at least
> interactively it does:

You are right and it works in a job as well.  I apologize
for the misinformation (should have tested before posting!).
I was confusing how FLABELINFO treats backreference file equations
with how it treats TEMP vs. PERM files.  From the online
documentation at
http://www.docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/doc3k/B3265090821.13550/59

 "If the file can be named using both MPE syntax and
 HFS syntax (for example, FILEA.MYGROUP.MYACCT and
 /MYACCT/MYGROUP/FILEA), the file can be either
 permanent or temporary.  If a temporary and a
 permanent file have the same name, FLABELINFO
 returns information about the temporary file only."

Now, I'll have to think more to understand why FINFO
isn't working in the earlier example cited.

Jeff Vance, CSY