BUG: Divide by Zero Error Compiling an Empty Structure

 Last reviewed: July 12, 1995
Article ID: Q123659
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation for MS-DOS, versions 1.0 and 1.0a
  • Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation 32 for Windows NT, version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

When you compile a program that contains an empty structure declaration, it fails giving the following error messages:

Under MS-DOS: 

   error F2385: EMPTY : STRUCTURE has no elements
   DOSXNT : fatal error DX1020: unhandled exception: Divide by zero
   exception
Under Windows NT: 

   f13232.exe - Application error
   The exception Integer division by zero (0Xc0000094) occurred in the
   application at location 0x0001a2e9.

RESOLUTION

Do not use an empty structure declaration.

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 Reproduce Problem

C Compile options needed: none 

   structure /empty/
   end structure
   end

Additional reference words: 1.00 1.00a
KBCategory: kbtool kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: FL32Iss

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Last reviewed: July 12, 1995
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