08-223 To: J3 From: Michael Ingrassia Subject: Public Comment J32009 Date: 2008 July 08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Commenter's Subject was "File position and the left tab limit" [...] filed request for interpretation 95/000027. The interpretation issued by the committee is clear, but it is not reflected in the text of the standard. The standard does not clearly state that the character position within the current record is part of the file position. Questions regarding the character position have been asked about Fortran 90, Fortran 95, and Fortran 2003. Paragraph 3 of Section 9.3.4.1 should state that if a record file is positioned within a record, the character position within the record is part of the file position. ----------------------------------------------------------------------