NUMBER: 256 ERROR CODE: F MESSAGE TEXT: unformatted I/O to unit open for formatted transfers EXPLANATION: Attempted unformatted I/O to a unit where the OPEN statement indicated the file was formatted (FORM specifier). Check that the correct unit (file) was specified. If FORM was not specified in the OPEN statement and the file should contain unformatted data, specify FORM='UNFORMATTED' in the OPEN statement. Otherwise, if appropriate, use formatted I/O (such as list-directed or namelist I/O).