VMS Help FORTRAN, Statements, OPEN, DISPOSE  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  DISPOSE = dis
  or DISP = dis

  dis  Is a character expression with one of the following
       values:

  'KEEP' or 'SAVE'  Retain the file after the unit is closed.
                    (*DEFAULT FOR ALL BUT SCRATCH FILES*)

  'DELETE'          Delete the file after the unit is closed.
                    (*DEFAULT FOR SCRATCH FILES*)

  'PRINT'           Submit the file as a print job and retain it.
                    Use this value only with sequential files.

  'PRINT/DELETE'    Submit the file as a print job and then
                    delete it.  Use this value only with sequential
                    files.

  'SUBMIT'          Submit the file as a batch job and retain it.

  'SUBMIT/DELETE'   Submit the file as a batch job and then
                    delete it.

  The disposition specified in a CLOSE statement supersedes the
  disposition specified in the OPEN statement, except that a file
  opened as a scratch file cannot be saved, printed, or submitted,
  nor can a file opened for read-only access be deleted.