To: J3 Members J3/16-121 From: Van Snyder Subject: File positioning statements using units not connected Reference: 15-226, 16-007 Date: 2016 January 25 1. Introduction =============== Many (most?) processors create a file with a processor-dependent name if a unit that is not connected is referred to by a BACKSPACE, ENDFILE, or REWIND statement. This should be explicitly processor dependent. 2. Edits ======== [237:19 9.8.1p1] Append a sentence to the end of the paragraph: "The effect of referring to a unit that is not connected using a BACKSPACE, ENDFILE, or REWIND statement is processor dependent." [510:6+] Insert an item: " o the effect of referring to a unit that is not connected using a BACKSPACE, ENDFILE, or REWIND statement (9.8.1);"