Microsoft KB Archive/104900

= DOCERR: Q Edit Descriptor and % Intrinsics Not Supported =

Article ID: 104900

Article Last Modified on 10/2/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation 1.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Fortran PowerStation 1.0a for MS-DOS

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This article was previously published under Q104900



SYMPTOMS
Page 522 of the "Language Guide" lists the following as DEC VAX FORTRAN Extensions supported by PowerStation:


 * The Q edit descriptor returns the length of the input line
 * Inline variable length formatting (i.e., I, where "ln" is an integer variable).
 * The call intrinsics %val, %descr, %ref, and %loc, which specify the method used to pass arguments to routines.
 * Specifying the filename for a unit in an environment variable.

This information is incorrect, and the above features are not supported by Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation for MS-DOS.

The Online documentation for FORTRAN PowerStation 32 contains the correct information.



RESOLUTION
Strike the following lines from page 522 of the "Language Guide" shipped with Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation for MS-DOS, versions 1.0 and 1.0a:


 * Q Edit descriptor for FORMAT statement.
 * Inline variable-length formatting (for example, FORMAT ('I '), where test = 5).
 * Call intrinsics (%val, %descr, %ref, %loc).
 * Unnamed file opens getting their name from an environment variable, rather than by query on the terminal.

Additional query words: FORTRAN-77 nofps ANSI

Keywords: KB104900

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