Microsoft KB Archive/32688

FORTRAN-80/CP/M Directory Appears with Bad Filenames

PSS ID Number: Q32688 Article last modified on 07-22-1988

3.36 3.37 3.42 3.43 3.44 CP/M-80

Summary: Creating a file with an improper format in the OPEN statement can result in garbled text (garbage) for the filename when using the DIR command at the CP/M level. The file may not be erasable or readable. This problem occurs if lowercase characters are used in the OPEN statement (CP/M does not understand these, and FORTRAN does not check for them), or if the spaces are in the wrong places.