/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb FORTRAN, Statements, READ, Internal  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  Internal READ statement format:

    READ(intu,fmt[,err][,iostat][,end])[iolist]

  Reads from a specified character variable.  Translates the data
  from character to binary format as specified by "fmt".