## 12.5.7 CONVERT Specifier

The CONVERT specifier asks what type of data conversion is in effect for a file. It takes the following form:

  CONVERT = fm
  fm
  Is a scalar default character variable that is assigned one of the following values:

  'LITTLE_ENDIAN' | If the file is connected with little endian integer and IEEE® floating-point data conversion in effect
  'BIG_ENDIAN' | If the file is connected with big endian integer and IEEE floating-point data conversion in effect
  'CRAY' | If the file is connected with big endian integer and CRAY® floating-point data conversion in effect
  'FDX' | If the file is connected with little endian integer and Compaq VAXTM F_floating, D_floating, and IEEE X_floating data conversion in effect
  'FGX' | If the file is connected with little endian integer and Compaq VAX F_floating, G_floating, and IEEE X_floating data conversion in effect
  'IBM' | If the file is connected with big endian integer and IBM® System\370 floating-point data conversion in effect
  'VAXD' | If the file is connected with little endian integer and Compaq VAX F_floating, D_floating, and H_floating in effect
  'VAXG' | If the file is connected with little endian integer and Compaq VAX F_floating, G_floating, and H_floating in effect
  'NATIVE' | If the file is connected with no data conversion in effect
  'UNKNOWN' | If the file or unit is not connected for unformatted data transfer

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