diff --git a/rfile3.c b/rfile3.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0233cd664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rfile3.c
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+void rfile3_(char *infile, char buf[], int *nbytes0)
+{
+  int n,nbytes;
+  static int first=1;
+  static FILE *fd=NULL;
+
+  nbytes=*nbytes0;
+  if(first) {
+    fd = fopen(infile,"rb");
+    if(fd == NULL) {
+      printf("Cannot open %s\n",infile);
+      exit(0);
+    }
+    first=0;
+  }
+
+  n=fread(buf,1,nbytes,fd);
+  printf("b: %d   %d\n",nbytes,n);
+  return(n);
+}