The ASYNCHRONOUS specifier asks whether asynchronous I/O is in effect. It takes the following form:
ASYNCHRONOUS = asyn
asyn
Is a scalar default character variable that is assigned one of the following values:
'NO'
If the file or unit is connected and asynchronous input/output is not in effect.
'YES'
If the file or unit is connected and asynchronous input/output is in effect.
'UNKNOWN'
If the file or unit is not connected.