Data Transfer I/O Statements

Input/Output (I/O) statements can be used for data transfer, file connection, file inquiry, and file positioning.

This section discusses data transfer and contains information on the following topics:

• An overview of records and files
  
  
• Components of data transfer statements
  
  
• Data transfer input statements:
  • READ statement
  • ACCEPT statement
  
  
• Data transfer output statements:
  • WRITE statement
  • PRINT and TYPE statements
  • REWRITE statement

File connection, file inquiry, and file positioning I/O statements are discussed in File Operation I/O Statements (WNT, W95, and U*X).

See also Improve Overall I/O Performance in the Programmer's Guide.