BUG: Assumed-Size Array Allowed in Integer POINTER Statement

• Microsoft Fortran PowerStation for Windows 95 and Windows NT, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Using an assumed-size array for the pointer-based variable of an integer POINTER statement does not cause a compile-time error though it should.

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

Regarding integer POINTER statements and their valid argument types, Page 109 of the Microsoft Fortran PowerStation 4.0 Programmer's Guide, describes the use of pointer-based variables as follows:

   The pointer-based variable cannot be a dummy argument, function
   name, or common block element.

Sample Code to Demonstrate Problem

C Compile options needed: none

      print *, 'hello'
      end

      subroutine foo
      integer i, a
      pointer (i, a(*))    ! This should cause a compiler error.
      end