(j3.2006) namelist and listdirected for DT I/O difference

[Malcolm Cohen]

Dick Hendrickson wrote:

Looking at the listdirected and namelist output requirements there is a 
surprising (to me) difference.  In 09-007r3, for listdirected output it says 
(page 266)
"13 Except for continuation of delimited character sequences, each output record 
begins with a blank character."

but on page 270, for namelist output it says
"25 5 Except for new records created by explicit formatting within a defi ned 
output procedure or by continuation of delimited character sequences, each 
output record begins with a blank character."

Why the difference?

*end quote*

Because someone asked a question re namelist formatting, but not re 
list-directed formatting.  It was interp F03/068.

Cheers,
-- 
................................Malcolm Cohen, Nihon NAG, Tokyo.