10.5.9 FORMATTED Specifier

The FORMATTED specifier asks whether a file is connected for formatted data transfer. It takes the following form:

FORMATTED = fmd

fmd

Is a character scalar memory reference that is assigned one of the following values:

• 'YES': If formatted is an allowed form for the file

• 'NO': If formatted is not an allowed form

• 'UNKNOWN': If the processor is unable to determine whether formatted is an allowed form