Formatted direct READ statement format:

    READ(extu,fmt,rec[,iostat][,err])[iolist]

 Reads from a specified external unit.  Translates the data from
 character to binary format as specified by "fmt".

 Unformatted direct READ statement format:

    READ(extu,rec[,iostat][,err])[iolist]

 Reads from a specified external unit.  Does not translate the data.