J3/14-124 To: J3 From: Van Snyder Subject: INQUIRE statement and interdependence of specifier values Date: 2014 February 12 Reference: 14-106 1. UTI ====== 14-106 observed a problem with the INQUIRE statement. [14-007:245:11+] Insert a UTI: The INQUIRE statement INQUIRE(FILE='fred',EXIST=exist) is not allowed because the value of EXIST= depends on the value of FILE=." This is a problem because 9.12p5 says "The value of a specifier in an input/output statement shall not depend on the definition or evaluation of any other specifier in the or in that statement."