$NOFLOATCALLS
$STORAGE: 2
	SUBROUTINE RASSIG(IUNIT,NAME)
C
C
	CHARACTER*1 NAME(50)
	INTEGER*2 IUNIT
C &&&& MS FTN 3.2
	LOGICAL LEXIST
C &&&&
	CHARACTER*20 WK
	CHARACTER*1 WK1(20)
	EQUIVALENCE(WK,WK1(1))
C JUST TRY AND NULL FILL A NAME TO USE.
	DO 1 N=1,20
	WK1(N)=' '
1	CONTINUE
	DO 2 N=1,20
	II=ICHAR(NAME(N))
	IF(II.LT.32)GOTO 3
	WK1(N)=CHAR(II)
C1	CONTINUE
2	CONTINUE
3	CONTINUE
C CHECK FOR NONEXISTENT FILE FIRST AND CREATE AN EMPTY ONE
C IF POSSIBLE, THEN CLOSE AND OPEN FOR READ. THIS MAY
C AVOID CRASHES IF THE FILE ISN'T THERE...
C MSDOS FORTRAN 3.2 AND LATER FEATURE...
C &&&&
C
C	INQUIRE(FILE=WK,EXIST=LEXIST,ERR=77)
C
	INQUIRE(FILE=WK,EXIST=LEXIST)
	IF(LEXIST)GOTO 100
C FILE DOES NOT EXIST, SO CREATE IT HERE.
C IF CREATE FAILS WE LOSE TOO...
c	CALL UVT100(1,1,1)
c	CALL SWRT('File not found. Attempting to create.',37)
	write(6,555)
555	format(' File not found for read. Error.')
c	OPEN(IUNIT,FILE=WK,STATUS='NEW',ACCESS='SEQUENTIAL',
c     1  FORM='FORMATTED')
c	CLOSE(IUNIT)
C OPENS AND CLOSES FILE, CREATING A NULL FILE TO READ.
C WILL GET EOF ON START, BUT THAT'S TOO BAD...
100	CONTINUE
C &&&&
C IF JUST CALL ASSIGN, ASSUME FOR READ.
	OPEN(IUNIT,FILE=WK,STATUS='OLD',ACCESS='SEQUENTIAL',
     1  FORM='FORMATTED')
77	CONTINUE
C ON ERRORS IN INQUIRE, ASSUME AN ILLEGAL DEVICE OR SOMETHING
C ELSE WEIRD AND JUST DON'T BOTHER WITH THE OPEN.
	RETURN
	END