Microsoft KB Archive/150137

= BUG: T Edit Descriptor Fails to TAB Backward =

Article ID: 150137

Article Last Modified on 12/10/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation 1.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Fortran PowerStation 1.0a for MS-DOS
 * Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation 32
 * Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q150137



SYMPTOMS
The T edit descriptor fails to TAB backward in a formatted READ statement.



RESOLUTION
To avoid this behavior:


 * Use the T edit descriptor to TAB forward.
 * Use the TL edit descriptor to TAB backward.



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 and Workarounds
! Compile options needed: none

integer i, j, k     character*10 str /"123456789"/

print *, 'should print: 1  3   5' read (str, '(T5,I1,T3,I1,T1,I1)') k, j, i     print *, i, j, k           ! Prints 7 6  5

print *, 'Work-around #1: only tab forward' read (str, '(T1,I1,T3,I1,T5,I1)') i, j, k     print *, i, j, k

print *, 'Work-around #2: use TL edit descriptor' read (str, '(T5,I1,TL3,I1,TL3,I1)') k, j, i     print *, i, j, k

end

Additional query words: 1.00 1.00a 4.00

Keywords: kblangfortran KB150137

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