## 10.3.2 Forms for Direct-Access READ Statements

Direct-access READ statements transfer input data from external records with direct access. (The attributes of a direct-access file are established by the OPEN statement.)

A direct-access READ statement can be formatted or unformatted, and takes one of the following forms:

  Formatted:
  READ (eunit, format, rec [, iostat] [, err]) [io-list]
  Unformatted:
  READ (eunit, rec [, iostat] [, err]) [io-list]
  eunit
  Is an external unit specifier ([UNIT=]io-unit).
  format
  Is a format specifier ([FMT=]format). It must not be an asterisk (*).
  rec
  Is a record specifier (REC=r).
  iostat
  Is a status specifier (IOSTAT=i-var).
  err
  Is a branch specifier (ERR=label) if an error condition occurs.
  io-list
  Is an I/O list.

For More Information:

- On I/O control-list specifiers, see Section 10.2.1.
- On I/O lists, see Section 10.2.2.
- On file sharing, see your user manual or programmer's guide.

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