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

For More Information:

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