Developer Guide and Reference

ID 767251
Date 10/31/2024
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INQUIRE: DELIM Specifier

The DELIM specifier asks how character constants are delimited in list-directed and namelist output. It takes the following form:

DELIM = del

del

Is a scalar default character variable that is assigned one of the following values:

'APOSTROPHE'

If apostrophes are used to delimit character constants in list-directed and namelist output

'QUOTE'

If quotation marks are used to delimit character constants in list-directed and namelist output

'NONE'

If no delimiters are used

'UNDEFINED'

If the file is not connected, or is not connected for formatted data transfer