# INQUIRE: DIRECT Specifier

The DIRECT specifier asks whether a file is connected for direct access. It takes the following form:

DIRECT = dir

dir | Is a scalar default character variable that is assigned one of the following values:
'YES' | If the file is connected for direct access
'NO' | If the file is not connected for direct access
'UNKNOWN' | If the file is not connected

Parent topic: INQUIRE Statement Specifiers