Index B

B edit descriptor,  [+]
Background process (U*X)
  temporarily suspending, [+]
BACK keyword
  in intrinsics, [+]
Backslash character (\)
  as edit descriptor, [+]
Backslash editing,  [+]
BACKSPACE statements
  See also REWIND statement
  on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
  on VMS, [+]
BARRIER directive (TU*X), [+]
Base of model
  function returning, [+]
Batch process (VMS)
  temporarily suspending, [+]
Big endian
  definition of, [+]
BIG_ENDIAN value
  for INQUIRE (CONVERT)
     on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
     on VMS, [+]
  for OPEN (CONVERT)
     on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
     on VMS, [+]
Binary constants,  [+]
  assigning with DATA statement, [+]
  data type assignments of, [+]
  examples of, [+]
Binary digits
  See Bits
Binary operations,  [+]
Binary operators
  definition of, [+]
  form of, [+]
Binary patterns
  functions that shift, [+]
BINARY specifier (WNT, W9*)
  in INQUIRE statements, [+]
Binary transfer of data
  function performing, [+]
BINARY value
  for INQUIRE (FORM)
     on WNT, W9*, [+]
  for OPEN (FORM)
     on WNT, W9*, [+]
Binary values
  transferring, [+]
Binding of OpenMP Fortran parallel directives (TU*X), [+]
Bit constant
  definition of, [+]
BITEST function,  [+]
Bit fields
  functions operating on, [+]
  function to extract, [+]
  operating on general, [+]
  references to, [+]
  subroutine to copy, [+]
Bit functions,  [+]
  categories of, [+]
Bit model,  [+]
Bit patterns
  function performing circular shift on, [+]
  function performing logical shift on, [+]
Bit position ranges
  for 1-bit fields, [+]
Bits
  clearing to zero, [+]
  function performing exclusive OR, [+]
  function performing inclusive OR, [+]
  function performing logical AND on, [+]
  function returning number of, [+]
  function setting to 1, [+]
  function to extract sequences of, [+]
  function to test, [+]
  model for data, [+]
Bit size
  determining, [+]
Bit subfields
  referencing, [+]
BIT_SIZE function,  [+], [+]
BJTEST function,  [+]
BKTEST function,  [+]
Blank characters
  effect in character expressions, [+]
  effect in statement label fields, [+]
  in fixed and tab source form, [+]
  in free source form, [+]
Blank common blocks,  [+]
  See also Common blocks
Blank editing (BN,BZ),  [+] to [+]
  BN, [+]
  BZ, [+]
BLANK specifier
  in INQUIRE statements
     on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
     on VMS, [+]
  in OPEN statements, [+]
     on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
     on VMS, [+]
Block data program unit,  [+], [+]
  declaring external, [+]
  effect of using DATA statement in, [+]
  forcing linker to search libraries, [+]
  in EXTERNAL statement, [+]
BLOCK DATA statement,  [+]
  example of, [+]
Block DO construct,  [+]
Block IF statement
  See IF construct
BLOCK keyword
  for DISTRIBUTE directive (TU*X), [+]
BLOCKED keyword (TU*X)
  for PDO directive, [+]
Blocks
  contained in constructs, [+]
  definition of, [+]
  DO loops in, [+]
  interface, [+] to [+]
BLOCKSIZE specifier
  in INQUIRE statements
    on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
    on VMS,  [+]
  in OPEN statements
     on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
     on VMS, [+]
  interaction with BUFFERCOUNT
     on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
     on VMS, [+]
BN edit descriptor,  [+]
Bounds
  function returning lower, [+]
  function returning upper, [+]
  in an array, [+]
Branching
  statements, [+] to [+]
  to END IF statement, [+]
  to SELECT CASE statement, [+]
Branch specifiers
  in data transfer, [+]
Branch statements,  [+] to [+]
Branch target statements
  definition of, [+]
  in data transfer, [+]
BTEST function,  [+], [+], [+]
BUFFERCOUNT specifier
  in OPEN statements
     on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
     on VMS, [+]
BUFFERED specifier
  in INQUIRE statements
     on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
     on VMS,  [+]
  in OPEN statements
     on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
     on VMS, [+]
Built-in functions
  See also Intrinsic procedures
  See also your user manual or programmer's guide
  defaults for, [+]
  %DESCR (VMS), [+]
  %LOC, [+]
  %REF, [+]
  %VAL, [+]
BYTE
  data type, [+]
  in type declaration statements, [+], [+]
BZ edit descriptor,  [+]