Intel® Fortran Compiler Classic and Intel® Fortran Compiler Developer Guide and Reference

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Date 7/13/2023
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OPEN: READONLY Specifier

The READONLY specifier indicates only READ statements can refer to this connection. It takes the following form:

READONLY

READONLY is similar to specifying ACTION='READ', but READONLY prevents deletion of the file if it is closed with STATUS='DELETE' in effect.

The Fortran I/O system's default privileges for file access are READWRITE. If access is denied, the I/O system automatically retries accessing the file for READ access.

However, if you use compiler option vms, the I/O system does not retry accessing for READ access. So, runtime I/O errors can occur if the file protection does not permit WRITE access. To prevent such errors, if you wish to read a file for which you do not have write access, specify READONLY.