NUMBER: 257 ERROR CODE: F MESSAGE TEXT: formatted I/O to unit open for unformatted transfers EXPLANATION: Attempted formatted I/O (such as list-directed or namelist I/O) to a unit where the OPEN statement indicated the file was unformatted (FORM specifier). Check that the correct unit (file) was specified. If the FORM specifier was not specified in the OPEN statement and the file should contain formatted data, specify FORM='FORMATTED' in the OPEN statement. Otherwise, if appropriate, use unformatted I/O.