## 12.5.11 FORM Specifier

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

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

  'FORMATTED' | If the file is connected for formatted data transfer
  'UNFORMATTED' | If the file is connected for unformatted data transfer
  'UNDEFINED' | If the file is not connected

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