### 8.2 CLOSE FILE HANDLE

    CLOSE FILE HANDLE handle_name.

`CLOSE FILE HANDLE` disassociates the name of a file handle with a given file. The only specification is the name of the handle to close. Afterward `FILE HANDLE`.

The file named INLINE, which represents data entered between `BEGIN DATA` and `END DATA`, cannot be closed. Attempts to close it with `CLOSE FILE HANDLE` have no effect.

`CLOSE FILE HANDLE` is a PSPP extension.