Printing of Formatted Records

On output, if a file was opened with CARRIAGECONTROL='FORTRAN' in effect or the file is being processed by the fortpr format utility, the first character of a record transmitted to a line printer or terminal is typically a character that is not printed, but used to control vertical spacing.

The following table lists the valid control characters for printing:

Control Characters for Printing
Character	Meaning	Effect
+	Overprinting	Outputs the record (at the current position in the current line) and a carriage return.
-	One line feed	Outputs the record (at the beginning of the following line) and a carriage return.
0	Two line feeds	Outputs the record (after skipping a line) and a carriage return.
1	Next page	Outputs the record (at the beginning of a new page) and a carriage return.
$	Prompting	Outputs the record (at the beginning of the following line), but no carriage return.
ASCII NUL^¹	Overprinting with no advance	Outputs the record (at the current position in the current line), but no carriage return.
Specify as CHAR( 0 ).

Any other character is interpreted as a blank and is deleted from the print line. If you do not specify a control character for printing, the first character of the record is not printed.