ACCEPT /COLUMN

        [SIC\]ACCEPT Var_1 [Var_2 [...] /COLUMN File_Name  [/FORMAT  String]
    [/LINE Begin End]

    Read ONE or SEVERAL  1-Dimensional  variables  in  list-directed  (free)
    format  from  a  formatted  file File_Name. Mixing CHARACTER and NUMERIC
    (REAL, etc...) arrays is not available yet, and only one character array
    can  be  read at a time. The user can specify a format using the /FORMAT
    option, and select a line range using the /LINE option.

    A * as an argument of the ACCEPT command indicates a dummy variable used
    to skip a column in the input file. For example, the command
        ACCEPT A * B C /COLUMN TEST.DAT
    reads A,B and C from columns 1,3 and 4 of file  TEST.DAT,  since  the  *
    indicates to skip the second column.