174. List-directed READ will use several lines if necessary.

topic: Input and Output

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A list-directed read will read data from as many lines as needed for the items, so a malformed data file may go undetected. To read items from a single line, first read the line with the “(a)” format into a string and then read items from the string.

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A list-directed read will read data from as many lines as needed for the items, so a malformed data file may go undetected. To read items from a single line, first read the line with the "(a)" format into a string and then read items from the string.pic.twitter.com/WJh6E6v0Mh

— FortranTip (@fortrantip) April 1, 2022

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