PSS ID Number: 150132
Article Last Modified on 11/2/1999
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Fortran PowerStation for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q150132
SYMPTOMS
Attempting to assign a pointer result to an undefined pointer causes one of the following application errors at run time:
Under Windows NT version 3.51:
Under Windows 95:
CAUSE
The pointer variable is undefined at the time of assignment.
RESOLUTION
The pointer must be defined by either a pointer assignment or an allocate statement.
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.
MORE INFORMATION
Sample Code to Illustrate Problem
! Compile options needed: none
integer, target :: i = 1
integer, pointer :: p
! comment the following line for work-around
p = i ! undefined pointer
! uncomment the following line for work-around
! p => i ! definition and assignment
print *, p
end
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Keywords: kbLangFortran KB150132
Technology: kbAudDeveloper kbFORTRANPower400NT kbFortranSearch kbZNotKeyword8
