Developer Guide and Reference

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

The PAD specifier asks whether blank padding was specified for the file. It takes the following form:

PAD = pd

pd

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

'NO'

If the file or unit was connected with PAD='NO'

'YES'

If the file or unit is connected for formatted I/O, or it was connected with PAD='YES'

'UNDEFINED'

If the file or unit is not connected, or it is not connected for formatted I/O