Specifies a fortran format to read the input file for command ACCEPT /ARRAY or ACCEPT /COLUMN. This option is invalid with /BINARY. example: DEFINE CHARACTER CITY*16[44] DEFINE REAL X[44] Y[44] ACCEPT X Y /COLUMN "cities.dat" /LINE 4 / FORMAT "20x,F8.3,1x,F8.3" ACCEPT CITY /COLUMN "cities.dat" /LINE 4 / FORMAT "2x,A16"