1 _namelist List-directed, symbolic I/O for FORTRAN programs. Replace the FORTRAN namelist statements: NAMELIST / list / v1, ..., vi, vj, ... READ (unit,list) WRITE (unit,list) by the CALLs: CALL NAM$LIST ('list','v1',%DESCR(v1),...,'vi',%DESCR(vi)) CALL NAM$CONT ('vj',%DESCR(vj), ... ) CALL NAM$READ (unit,'list') CALL NAM$WRITE (unit,'list') LINK by including SYS$LIBRARY:LOCALIB/LIB Additional info and restrictions in [MANAGER]]NAMELIST.TXT Current version: 0.6, 20-JUL-1979. Latest mods: string data; END/ERR opts NOTE:: Because of compiler optimization routines that use NAM$READ & NAM$WRITE should either have namelist variables in common or compile the routine with the FORTRAN parameter /NOOPTIMIZE.