Reading in Data

Abstract

The aims of this chapter are to introduce some of the ideas involved in reading data into a program. In particular, using the following: Reading from fixed fields. Integers, reals and characters. Blanks – nulls or zero? read – extensions. error handling on input. open – associating unit numbers and file names.close rewind backspace

Winnie-the-Pooh read the two notices very carefully,

first from left to right, and afterwards,

in case he had missed some of it, from right to left.

A A Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh