diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/actions/SystemEditFileAction.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/actions/SystemEditFileAction.java
index 722b67f3175..450db719420 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/actions/SystemEditFileAction.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/actions/SystemEditFileAction.java
@@ -21,22 +21,19 @@
 package org.eclipse.rse.internal.files.ui.actions;
 
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
-import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.NullProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.IStructuredSelection;
 import org.eclipse.rse.files.ui.resources.SystemEditableRemoteFile;
-import org.eclipse.rse.files.ui.resources.UniversalFileTransferUtility;
+import org.eclipse.rse.internal.files.ui.resources.SystemRemoteEditManager;
 import org.eclipse.rse.internal.files.ui.view.DownloadAndOpenJob;
 import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core.SystemIFileProperties;
 import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core.subsystems.IRemoteFile;
 import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core.subsystems.IRemoteFileSubSystem;
-import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core.subsystems.RemoteFile;
 import org.eclipse.rse.ui.actions.SystemBaseAction;
 import org.eclipse.rse.ui.view.ISystemEditableRemoteObject;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IEditorDescriptor;
-import org.eclipse.ui.IEditorPart;
 
 
 
@@ -144,74 +141,13 @@ public class SystemEditFileAction extends SystemBaseAction {
 		return false;
 	}
 	
-	private SystemEditableRemoteFile getEditableRemoteObject(Object element)
-	{
-		SystemEditableRemoteFile editable = null;
-		RemoteFile remoteFile = (RemoteFile) element;
-		if (remoteFile.isFile())
-		{
-			try
-			{
-				IFile file = (IFile)UniversalFileTransferUtility.getTempFileFor(remoteFile);
-				if (file != null)
-				{
-					SystemIFileProperties properties = new SystemIFileProperties(file);
-					
-					Object obj = properties.getRemoteFileObject();
-					if (obj != null && obj instanceof SystemEditableRemoteFile)
-					{
-						editable = (SystemEditableRemoteFile) obj;
-						
-						String remotePath = remoteFile.getAbsolutePath();
-						String replicaRemotePath = editable.getAbsolutePath();
-						// first make sure that the correct remote file is referenced (might be difference because of different case)
-						if (!replicaRemotePath.equals(remotePath)){ // for bug 276103
-							
-							IEditorPart editor = editable.getEditorPart();
-							boolean editorWasClosed = false;
-							if (editor.isDirty()){
-								editorWasClosed = editor.getEditorSite().getPage().closeEditor(editor, true);
-								if (editorWasClosed)
-									editable.doImmediateSaveAndUpload();								
-							}
-							else {
-								editorWasClosed = editor.getEditorSite().getPage().closeEditor(editor, true);
-							}
-							
-							if (!editorWasClosed){
-								// use cancelled operation so we need to get out of here
-								return null;
-							}
-							
-							try {
-								IFile originalFile = editable.getLocalResource();
-								originalFile.delete(true, new NullProgressMonitor());												
-							}
-							catch (CoreException e){
-							}
-							// fall through and let the new editable get created
-						}
-						else {					
-							return editable;
-						}
-					}
-				}
-				
-				editable = new SystemEditableRemoteFile(remoteFile);			
-			}
-			catch (Exception e)
-			{
-			}
-		}
-		return editable;
-	}
 	
 	/**
 	 * Process the object: download file, open in editor, etc.
 	 */
 	protected void process(IRemoteFile remoteFile) {
 		
-		SystemEditableRemoteFile editable = getEditableRemoteObject(remoteFile);
+		SystemEditableRemoteFile editable = SystemRemoteEditManager.getEditableRemoteObject(remoteFile, null);
 		if (editable == null){
 			// case for cancelled operation when user was prompted to save file of different case
 			return;
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/actions/SystemEditFilesAction.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/actions/SystemEditFilesAction.java
index 2c75485e848..cc5448f67bd 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/actions/SystemEditFilesAction.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/actions/SystemEditFilesAction.java
@@ -24,21 +24,19 @@ package org.eclipse.rse.internal.files.ui.actions;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
-import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.NullProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.IStructuredSelection;
 import org.eclipse.rse.files.ui.resources.SystemEditableRemoteFile;
 import org.eclipse.rse.files.ui.resources.UniversalFileTransferUtility;
+import org.eclipse.rse.internal.files.ui.resources.SystemRemoteEditManager;
 import org.eclipse.rse.internal.files.ui.view.DownloadAndOpenJob;
 import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core.SystemIFileProperties;
 import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core.subsystems.IRemoteFile;
 import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core.subsystems.IRemoteFileSubSystem;
-import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core.subsystems.RemoteFile;
 import org.eclipse.rse.ui.actions.SystemBaseAction;
 import org.eclipse.rse.ui.view.ISystemEditableRemoteObject;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IEditorDescriptor;
-import org.eclipse.ui.IEditorPart;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IEditorRegistry;
 import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
 import org.eclipse.ui.ide.IDE;
@@ -178,7 +176,7 @@ public class SystemEditFilesAction extends SystemBaseAction {
 			editorId = "org.eclipse.ui.DefaultTextEditor"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 		}
 		
-		SystemEditableRemoteFile editable = getEditableRemoteObject(remoteFile, des);
+		SystemEditableRemoteFile editable = SystemRemoteEditManager.getEditableRemoteObject(remoteFile, des);
 		if (editable == null){
 			// case for cancelled operation when user was prompted to save file of different case
 			return;
@@ -214,71 +212,4 @@ public class SystemEditFilesAction extends SystemBaseAction {
 
 
 
-	private SystemEditableRemoteFile getEditableRemoteObject(Object element, IEditorDescriptor descriptor)
-	{
-		SystemEditableRemoteFile editable = null;
-		RemoteFile remoteFile = (RemoteFile) element;
-		if (remoteFile.isFile())
-		{
-			try
-			{
-				IFile file = (IFile)UniversalFileTransferUtility.getTempFileFor(remoteFile);
-				if (file != null)
-				{
-					SystemIFileProperties properties = new SystemIFileProperties(file);
-					
-					Object obj = properties.getRemoteFileObject();
-					if (obj != null && obj instanceof SystemEditableRemoteFile)
-					{
-						editable = (SystemEditableRemoteFile) obj;
-						
-						String remotePath = remoteFile.getAbsolutePath();
-						String replicaRemotePath = editable.getAbsolutePath();
-						// first make sure that the correct remote file is referenced (might be difference because of different case)
-						if (!replicaRemotePath.equals(remotePath)){ // for bug 276103
-							
-							IEditorPart editor = editable.getEditorPart();
-							boolean editorWasClosed = false;
-							if (editor.isDirty()){
-								editorWasClosed = editor.getEditorSite().getPage().closeEditor(editor, true);
-								if (editorWasClosed)
-									editable.doImmediateSaveAndUpload();								
-							}
-							else {
-								editorWasClosed = editor.getEditorSite().getPage().closeEditor(editor, true);
-							}
-							
-							if (!editorWasClosed){
-								// use cancelled operation so we need to get out of here
-								return null;
-							}
-							
-							try {
-								IFile originalFile = editable.getLocalResource();
-								originalFile.delete(true, new NullProgressMonitor());												
-							}
-							catch (CoreException e){
-							}
-							// fall through and let the new editable get created
-						}
-						else {					
-							return editable;
-						}
-					}
-				}
-				
-				if (descriptor != null){
-					editable = new SystemEditableRemoteFile(remoteFile, descriptor);
-				}
-				else {
-					editable = new SystemEditableRemoteFile(remoteFile);
-				}
-			}
-			catch (Exception e)
-			{
-			}
-		}
-		return editable;
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/actions/SystemRemoteFileOpenWithMenu.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/actions/SystemRemoteFileOpenWithMenu.java
index f387e74a023..6043727523e 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/actions/SystemRemoteFileOpenWithMenu.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/actions/SystemRemoteFileOpenWithMenu.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Hashtable;
 
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
-import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.NullProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.ContributionItem;
 import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;
@@ -38,11 +37,11 @@ import org.eclipse.osgi.util.NLS;
 import org.eclipse.rse.files.ui.resources.SystemEditableRemoteFile;
 import org.eclipse.rse.files.ui.resources.UniversalFileTransferUtility;
 import org.eclipse.rse.internal.files.ui.FileResources;
+import org.eclipse.rse.internal.files.ui.resources.SystemRemoteEditManager;
 import org.eclipse.rse.internal.files.ui.view.DownloadAndOpenJob;
 import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core.SystemIFileProperties;
 import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core.subsystems.IRemoteFile;
 import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core.subsystems.IRemoteFileSubSystem;
-import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core.subsystems.RemoteFile;
 import org.eclipse.rse.ui.RSEUIPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.rse.ui.SystemBasePlugin;
 import org.eclipse.rse.ui.view.ISystemEditableRemoteObject;
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Listener;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Menu;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.MenuItem;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IEditorDescriptor;
-import org.eclipse.ui.IEditorPart;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IEditorRegistry;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPage;
 import org.eclipse.ui.PartInitException;
@@ -224,82 +222,9 @@ private void createOtherMenuItem(final Menu menu, final IRemoteFile remoteFile)
 }
 
 
-private SystemEditableRemoteFile getEditableRemoteObject(Object element, IEditorDescriptor descriptor)
-{
-	SystemEditableRemoteFile editable = null;
-	RemoteFile remoteFile = (RemoteFile) element;
-	if (remoteFile.isFile())
-	{
-		try
-		{
-			IFile file = (IFile)UniversalFileTransferUtility.getTempFileFor(remoteFile);
-			if (file != null)
-			{
-				SystemIFileProperties properties = new SystemIFileProperties(file);
-				
-				Object obj = properties.getRemoteFileObject();
-				if (obj != null && obj instanceof SystemEditableRemoteFile)
-				{
-					editable = (SystemEditableRemoteFile) obj;
-					
-					String remotePath = remoteFile.getAbsolutePath();
-					String replicaRemotePath = editable.getAbsolutePath();
-					// first make sure that the correct remote file is referenced (might be difference because of different case)
-					if (!replicaRemotePath.equals(remotePath)){ // for bug 276103
-						
-						IEditorPart editor = editable.getEditorPart();						
-						boolean editorWasClosed = false;
-						if (editor != null){
-							if (editor.isDirty()){
-								editorWasClosed = editor.getEditorSite().getPage().closeEditor(editor, true);
-								if (editorWasClosed)
-									editable.doImmediateSaveAndUpload();								
-							}
-							else {
-								editorWasClosed = editor.getEditorSite().getPage().closeEditor(editor, true);
-							}
-						}
-						else {
-							editorWasClosed = true;
-						}
-						
-						if (!editorWasClosed){
-							// use cancelled operation so we need to get out of here
-							return null;
-						}
-						
-						try {
-							IFile originalFile = editable.getLocalResource();
-							originalFile.delete(true, new NullProgressMonitor());												
-						}
-						catch (CoreException e){
-						}
-						// fall through and let the new editable get created
-					}
-					else {					
-						return editable;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			
-			if (descriptor != null){
-				editable = new SystemEditableRemoteFile(remoteFile, descriptor);
-			}
-			else {
-				editable = new SystemEditableRemoteFile(remoteFile);
-			}
-		}
-		catch (Exception e)
-		{
-			e.printStackTrace();
-		}
-	}
-	return editable;
-}
-
 protected void openEditor(IRemoteFile remoteFile, IEditorDescriptor descriptor) {
 	
-	SystemEditableRemoteFile editable = getEditableRemoteObject(remoteFile, descriptor);
+	SystemEditableRemoteFile editable = SystemRemoteEditManager.getEditableRemoteObject(remoteFile, descriptor);
 	if (editable == null){
 		// case for cancelled operation when user was prompted to save file of different case
 		return;
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/resources/SystemRemoteEditManager.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/resources/SystemRemoteEditManager.java
index 449f4aacbfa..5f2cb11f335 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/resources/SystemRemoteEditManager.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/resources/SystemRemoteEditManager.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [228343] RSE unable to recover after RemoteSystemsTempfiles deletion
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [253262] Cache Cleanup is removing .settings directory
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [245260] Different user's connections on a single host are mapped to the same temp files cache
+ * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [276103] Files with names in different cases are not handled properly
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.rse.internal.files.ui.resources;
@@ -46,14 +47,18 @@ import org.eclipse.jface.preference.IPreferenceStore;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.RSECorePlugin;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems.ISubSystem;
 import org.eclipse.rse.files.ui.resources.ISystemMountPathMapper;
+import org.eclipse.rse.files.ui.resources.SystemEditableRemoteFile;
+import org.eclipse.rse.files.ui.resources.UniversalFileTransferUtility;
 import org.eclipse.rse.internal.subsystems.files.core.ISystemFilePreferencesConstants;
 import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core.SystemIFileProperties;
 import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core.subsystems.IRemoteFileSubSystem;
+import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core.subsystems.RemoteFile;
 import org.eclipse.rse.ui.RSEUIPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.rse.ui.SystemBasePlugin;
 import org.eclipse.rse.ui.view.ISystemEditableRemoteObject;
 import org.eclipse.rse.ui.view.ISystemRemoteElementAdapter;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IEditorDescriptor;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IEditorInput;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IEditorPart;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IEditorReference;
@@ -817,4 +822,73 @@ public class SystemRemoteEditManager
 			SystemBasePlugin.logError("Error refreshing remote edit project", e); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		}
 	}
+	
+	
+	public static SystemEditableRemoteFile getEditableRemoteObject(Object element, IEditorDescriptor descriptor)
+	{
+		SystemEditableRemoteFile editable = null;
+		RemoteFile remoteFile = (RemoteFile) element;
+		if (remoteFile.isFile())
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				IFile file = (IFile)UniversalFileTransferUtility.getTempFileFor(remoteFile);
+				if (file != null)
+				{
+					SystemIFileProperties properties = new SystemIFileProperties(file);
+					
+					Object obj = properties.getRemoteFileObject();
+					if (obj != null && obj instanceof SystemEditableRemoteFile)
+					{
+						editable = (SystemEditableRemoteFile) obj;
+						
+						String remotePath = remoteFile.getAbsolutePath();
+						String replicaRemotePath = editable.getAbsolutePath();
+						// first make sure that the correct remote file is referenced (might be difference because of different case)
+						if (!replicaRemotePath.equals(remotePath)){ // for bug 276103
+							
+							IEditorPart editor = editable.getEditorPart();
+							boolean editorWasClosed = false;
+							if (editor.isDirty()){
+								editorWasClosed = editor.getEditorSite().getPage().closeEditor(editor, true);
+								if (editorWasClosed)
+									editable.doImmediateSaveAndUpload();								
+							}
+							else {
+								editorWasClosed = editor.getEditorSite().getPage().closeEditor(editor, true);
+							}
+							
+							if (!editorWasClosed){
+								// use cancelled operation so we need to get out of here
+								return null;
+							}
+							
+							try {
+								IFile originalFile = editable.getLocalResource();
+								originalFile.delete(true, new NullProgressMonitor());												
+							}
+							catch (CoreException e){
+							}
+							// fall through and let the new editable get created
+						}
+						else {					
+							return editable;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				
+				if (descriptor != null){
+					editable = new SystemEditableRemoteFile(remoteFile, descriptor);
+				}
+				else {
+					editable = new SystemEditableRemoteFile(remoteFile);
+				}
+			}
+			catch (Exception e)
+			{
+			}
+		}
+		return editable;
+	}
+
 }
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