To: J3 J3/10-118 From: Bill Long Subject: JP-8: Terminal point of stream access file Date: 2010 February 01 This paper provides edits for comment JP-8 from the Ballot summary, N1802. Discussion: At [201:5-6] (9.3.4.1 File position / General) we say "The terminal point is the position just after the last record or file storage unit." The current text for the file position after data transfer for a formatted stream output statement is not consistent with this. An edit is provided to make it consistent. Edits to J3/09-007r3: [202:24] In 9.3.4.4 "File position after data transfer", paragraph 6, before "the highest-numbered position" insert "the next position after ".