## 13.5.23 POSITION Specifier

The POSITION specifier asks the position of the file. It takes the following form:

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

  'REWIND' | If the file is connected with its position at its initial point
  'APPEND' | If the file is connected with its position at its terminal point (or before its end-of-file record, if any)
  'ASIS' | If the file is connected without changing its position
  'UNDEFINED' | If the file is not connected, or is connected for direct access data transfer and a REWIND statement has not been performed on the unit

For More Information:

For details on record position, advancement, and transfer, see your user manual or programmer's guide.

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