Microsoft KB Archive/150148

= BUG: FOR2715 Error Generated for Pointer Assignment =

PSS ID Number: 150148

Article Last Modified on 11/2/1999

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Fortran PowerStation for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q150148



SYMPTOMS
When you declare a pointer array assignment using this format:

pointer=>target(array:section)(character:substring)

the compiler incorrectly generates the following error message:

error FOR2715: right-hand side of POINTER assignment is not a POINTER expression



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



Sample Code to Illustrate Problem
! Compile options needed: none

character (len=1), pointer, dimension :: p     character (len=8), target, dimension(5) :: c

c='test' p=>c(1:1) print *, p     end

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords: kbLangFortran KB150148

Technology: kbAudDeveloper kbFORTRANPower400NT kbFortranSearch kbZNotKeyword8

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