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

  Namelist sequential READ statement formats:

  1. READ(extu,nml[,iostat][,err][,end])

     Reads from a specified external unit.  Translates
     the data from character to binary format according
     to the data types of the list entities in the
     corresponding NAMELIST statement.

  2. READ nl

     Reads from FOR$READ (normally, the terminal).
     Translates the data from character to binary format
     according to the data types of the entities in the
     corresponding NAMELIST statement.