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IOCONV (↑ Choosing Run-time Behavior)
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  Directive:    IOCONV
 
  Function:     Causes a straight group move for READ ... INTO,
                WRITE ... FROM.  Normally, the ANSI behavior is to convert
                elementary record descriptions when required. It is provided
                for backwards compatibility.
 
  Syntax:
 
     ─┬───┬─┬────┬─IOCONV────────────────────────
        └─/─┘ └─NO─┘
 
  Default:      IOCONV
 
  Phase:        Syntax check
 
  $SET:         Any
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