diff --git a/flang/runtime/connection.h b/flang/runtime/connection.h
--- a/flang/runtime/connection.h
+++ b/flang/runtime/connection.h
@@ -66,9 +66,17 @@
 
   std::optional<std::int64_t> recordLength;
 
-  // Positions in a record file (sequential or direct, not stream)
   std::int64_t currentRecordNumber{1}; // 1 is first
-  std::int64_t positionInRecord{0}; // offset in current record
+
+  // positionInRecord is the 0-based offset in the current recurd to/from
+  // which the next data transfer will occur.  It can be past
+  // furthestPositionInRecord if moved by an X or T or TR control edit
+  // descriptor.
+  std::int64_t positionInRecord{0};
+
+  // furthestPositionInRecord is the 0-based offset of the greatest
+  // position in the current record to/from which any data transfer has
+  // occurred, plus one.  It can be viewed as a count of bytes processed.
   std::int64_t furthestPositionInRecord{0}; // max(position+bytes)
 
   // Set at end of non-advancing I/O data transfer
diff --git a/flang/runtime/edit-input.cpp b/flang/runtime/edit-input.cpp
--- a/flang/runtime/edit-input.cpp
+++ b/flang/runtime/edit-input.cpp
@@ -679,11 +679,10 @@
     remaining = *edit.width;
   }
   // When the field is wider than the variable, we drop the leading
-  // characters.  When the variable is wider than the field, there's
+  // characters.  When the variable is wider than the field, there can be
   // trailing padding.
   const char *input{nullptr};
   std::size_t ready{0};
-  bool hitEnd{false};
   // Skip leading bytes.
   // These bytes don't count towards INQUIRE(IOLENGTH=).
   std::size_t skip{remaining > length ? remaining - length : 0};
@@ -692,8 +691,10 @@
     if (ready == 0) {
       ready = io.GetNextInputBytes(input);
       if (ready == 0) {
-        hitEnd = true;
-        break;
+        if (io.CheckForEndOfRecord()) {
+          std::fill_n(x, length, ' '); // PAD='YES'
+        }
+        return !io.GetIoErrorHandler().InError();
       }
     }
     std::size_t chunk;
@@ -731,9 +732,6 @@
   }
   // Pad the remainder of the input variable, if any.
   std::fill_n(x, length, ' ');
-  if (hitEnd) {
-    io.CheckForEndOfRecord(); // signal any needed error
-  }
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/flang/runtime/io-api.cpp b/flang/runtime/io-api.cpp
--- a/flang/runtime/io-api.cpp
+++ b/flang/runtime/io-api.cpp
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@
 }
 
 bool IONAME(InputAscii)(Cookie cookie, char *x, std::size_t length) {
-  return IONAME(InputCharacter(cookie, x, length, 1));
+  return IONAME(InputCharacter)(cookie, x, length, 1);
 }
 
 bool IONAME(OutputLogical)(Cookie cookie, bool truth) {
diff --git a/flang/unittests/Runtime/ExternalIOTest.cpp b/flang/unittests/Runtime/ExternalIOTest.cpp
--- a/flang/unittests/Runtime/ExternalIOTest.cpp
+++ b/flang/unittests/Runtime/ExternalIOTest.cpp
@@ -544,8 +544,9 @@
         fmt.data(), fmt.length(), unit, __FILE__, __LINE__);
     IONAME(EnableHandlers)(io, true, false, false, false, false);
     ASSERT_TRUE(IONAME(SetAdvance)(io, "NO", 2)) << "SetAdvance(NO)" << j;
-    ASSERT_TRUE(
-        IONAME(InputAscii)(io, inputItem.item.data(), inputItem.item.length()))
+    bool result{
+        IONAME(InputAscii)(io, inputItem.item.data(), inputItem.item.length())};
+    ASSERT_EQ(result, inputItem.expectedIoStat == IostatOk)
         << "InputAscii() " << j;
     ASSERT_EQ(IONAME(EndIoStatement)(io), inputItem.expectedIoStat)
         << "EndIoStatement() for Read " << j;