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Default FORMAT Chart

Target
 ASSIGN (no FORMAT option)
 ASSIGN; FORMAT ON
 ASSIGN; FORMAT OFF
 ASSIGN; FORMAT LSB FIRST
 ASSIGN; FORMAT MSB FIRST
Regular file
 Ordinary * Binary
 Ordinary ASCII
 Ordinary * Binary
 Ordinary LSB Binary
 Ordinary MSB Binary
ASCII File
 LIF ASCII
 LIF ASCII
 LIF ASCII
 LIF ASCII
 LIF ASCII
BDAT File
 BDAT †  Binary
 BDAT ASCII
 BDAT †  Binary
 BDAT LSB Binary
 BDAT MSB Binary
Device
 ASCII
 ASCII
 MSB Binary
 LSB Binary
 MSB Binary
BUFFER
 ASCII
 ASCII
 * Binary
 LSB Binary
 MSB Binary
String ‡
 
 
 
 
 
 
† The byte order used with a BDAT file is established when the file is created and FORMAT OFF should be used to specify binary data. CONFIGURE BDAT is used to set the byte order for CREATE BDAT.
‡ Although you can't ASSIGN to a non-BUFFER string, you can OUTPUT/ENTER to any string. In these cases, the format is always ASCII.
* The native byte order for the computer is used. Using the native byte order for a computer results in faster throughput.