/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb FORTRAN, Error Messages, Run Time Errors, General, INCRECLEN  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  NUMBER:  37

  ERROR CODE:  F

  MESSAGE TEXT:  inconsistent record length

  EXPLANATION:  One of the following conditions occurred:

   o  An attempt was made to create a new relative, indexed, or
      direct access file without specifying a record length.

   o  An existing file was opened in which the record length did not
      match the record size given in an OPEN or DEFINE FILE
      statement.