Article ID: 51284
Article Last Modified on 10/23/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft FORTRAN Compiler 5.0
- Microsoft FORTRAN Compiler 5.0
This article was previously published under Q51284
SYMPTOMS
An attempt to compile an application fails and the compiler generates the following message:
CAUSE
The application includes a READ statement where the iolist contains elements of an array of records.
RESOLUTION
To address this error, perform one of the following two procedures:
- Modify the source code to use one structure instead of an array of structures. -or-
- Modify the source code to specify a temporary variable in the READ statement iolist and assign the desired array element to the temporary variable.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in FORTRAN version 5.0 for MS-DOS and OS/2. This problem was corrected in FORTRAN version 5.1 for MS-DOS and OS/2.
MORE INFORMATION
According to page 218 of the Microsoft FORTRAN "Reference" manual for versions 5.0 and 5.1, an application can declare an array of structures. According to page 214, the iolist can contain structure elements.
The following code example demonstrates this problem.
Sample Code #1
C Compile options needed: None
C Compile options needed: None
STRUCTURE /SPECLIMIT/
REAL*4 A
END STRUCTURE
RECORD /SPECLIMIT /LIMIT(5)
N = 1
LIMIT(N).A = 34.56
READ (*, 1000) LIMIT(N).A ! array causes error
1000 FORMAT (F6.2)
END
The following code example demonstrates one method to address this problem.
Sample Code #2
C Compile options needed: None
STRUCTURE /SPECLIMIT/
REAL*4 A
END STRUCTURE
REAL*4 TMP
RECORD /SPECLIMIT /LIMIT(5)
N = 1
LIMIT(N).A = 34.56
READ (*, 1000) TMP
LIMIT(N).A = TMP
1000 FORMAT (F6.2)
END
Additional query words: 5.00 buglist5.00 fixlist5.10
Keywords: kbfix KB51284
