10.6.24 USEROPEN Keyword

The USEROPEN keyword specifies a user-written external function that controls the opening of the file. It takes the following form:

USEROPEN = function-name
function-name
Is the symbolic name of the user-written function.

The function name must be declared EXTERNAL, and if it has a data type, it must be INTEGER*4.

With USEROPEN, knowledgeable users can employ additional features of the operating system that are not directly available from Fortran, while retaining the convenience of writing programs in Fortran.

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For more details on USEROPEN, see your user manual.


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