7.2.1.1 Formatted Sequential READ Statement

The formatted sequential READ statement performs the following operations:

• It reads character data from one or more external records accessed under the keyed (VMS only) or sequential mode of access.

• It translates the data from character to binary form by using format specifications to provide editing.

• It assigns the translated data to the elements in the I/O list, in the order, from left to right, in which those elements appear in the list.

If the number of I/O list elements in a statement is less than the number of fields in an input record, the statement ignores the excess fields.

For More Information:

For details on combining formatted sequential READ statements and indexed READ statements under the keyed mode of access (VMS only), see Section 7.2.3.