Edits - I/O - Response to 98-168

                         by Craig T. Dedo
                         August 11, 1998

  This paper is a response to two Action Items that Richard Maine raised in paper J3 / 98-168 for the
features of Named Scratch Files and Derived-Type I/O.  Page and line references are to J3 / 98-007r2.

  1. Named Scratch Files
  In 98-168, the first Action Flag, Richard Maine notes that paragraph 6 of C.6.4 directly contradicts
the normative part of the standard.  This is correct.  Make the following change.

  Delete paragraph 6 of C.6.4 [371:44-372:2].

  2.  Derived-Type I/O
  In 98-168, the last Action Flag, Richard Maine notes that there should be an exception to the rule
in section 9.9 which restricts recursive I/O.  This is correct.  Change the third paragraph of section 9.9
[181:12] to read:

[Begin edit]
A recursive data transfer statement shall not identify an external unit, unless it is a child data transfer
input / output statement that identifies the parent data transfer input / output statement external unit
(9.4.4.4.3).
[End of edit]

  References
X3J3 / 98-168, Edits incorporated in 98-007r2

[End of J3 / 98-187]