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= <span id="KB109879"></span>BUG: Inline Comment with &quot;!&quot; Can Act Like a C String =
= <span id="KB109879"></span>BUG: Inline Comment with "!" Can Act Like a C String =




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== SYMPTOMS ==
== SYMPTOMS ==


A program containing &quot;!&quot; (to denote an inline comment) directly following a string constant interprets the &quot;!&quot; as the letter &quot;C&quot; and appends a null character to the string.
A program containing "!" (to denote an inline comment) directly following a string constant interprets the "!" as the letter "C" and appends a null character to the string.


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== MORE INFORMATION ==
== MORE INFORMATION ==


String values in the C language are terminated with null characters. This type of string is specified in Microsoft FORTRAN by using a standard string constant followed by the character C. The code sample below shows how unwanted null characters are appended to string constants with &quot;!&quot; directly following.
String values in the C language are terminated with null characters. This type of string is specified in Microsoft FORTRAN by using a standard string constant followed by the character C. The code sample below shows how unwanted null characters are appended to string constants with "!" directly following.
=== Sample Code ===
=== Sample Code ===


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       WRITE(1, '(A)') 'Normal C string'C  ! The C following the string
       WRITE(1, '(A)') 'Normal C string'C  ! The C following the string
c    constants indicates a C string
c    constants indicates a C string
       WRITE(1, '(A)')  'Extra null char'!  ! The &quot;!&quot; treats this
       WRITE(1, '(A)')  'Extra null char'!  ! The "!" treats this
c    string as a C string
c    string as a C string
       CLOSE (1)
       CLOSE (1)

Latest revision as of 11:04, 20 July 2020

Knowledge Base


PSS ID Number: 109879

Article Last Modified on 11/2/1999



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Fortran Powerstation 32 for Windows NT 1.0



This article was previously published under Q109879

SYMPTOMS

A program containing "!" (to denote an inline comment) directly following a string constant interprets the "!" as the letter "C" and appends a null character to the string.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation 32 version 1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

String values in the C language are terminated with null characters. This type of string is specified in Microsoft FORTRAN by using a standard string constant followed by the character C. The code sample below shows how unwanted null characters are appended to string constants with "!" directly following.

Sample Code

        OPEN (1, FILE='TEST')
      WRITE(1, '(A)') 'Normal string'      ! This is a normal FORTRAN
c     string
      WRITE(1, '(A)') 'Normal C string'C   ! The C following the string
c     constants indicates a C string
      WRITE(1, '(A)')  'Extra null char'!  ! The "!" treats this
c     string as a C string
      CLOSE (1)
      END
                


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