HP Fortran Programmer's Reference (September 2007)

HP Fortran statements
WRITE
Chapter 10496
WRITE
Outputs data to external and internal files.
Syntax
WRITE ( io-specifier-list ) [ output-list ]
output-list
is a list of comma-separated data items for output. The data items can
include expressions and implied-DO.
io-specifier-list
is a list of the following comma-separated I/O specifiers:
[UNIT=] unit
specifies the unit connected to the output file. unit can be one of the
following:
• The name of a character variable, indicating an internal file
• An integer expression that evaluates to the unit connected to an
external file
• An asterisk, indicating the preconnected unit 6 (standard output)
If the optional keyword UNIT= is omitted, unit must be the first item in
io-specifier-list . This is the only specifier required in
io-specifier-list .
[FMT=] format
specifies the format specification for formatting the data. format can be one
of the following:
• An asterisk (*), specifying list-directed I/O
• The label of a FORMAT statement containing the format specification
• An integer variable that has been assigned the label of a FORMAT
statement
• An embedded format specification
If the optional keyword FMT= is omitted, format must be the second item in
io-specifier-list .