# INQUIRE: DELIM Specifier

The DELIM specifier asks how character constants are delimited in list-directed and namelist output. It takes the following form:

DELIM = del

del | Is a scalar default character variable that is assigned one of the following values:
'APOSTROPHE' | If apostrophes are used to delimit character constants in list-directed and namelist output
'QUOTE' | If quotation marks are used to delimit character constants in list-directed and namelist output
'NONE' | If no delimiters are used
'UNDEFINED' | If the file is not connected, or is not connected for formatted data transfer

Parent topic: INQUIRE Statement Specifiers