FIX: F6412 "SHARE Not Installed" Error When File Name Invalid

Last reviewed: September 11, 1997
Article ID: Q59093

5.00 OS/2 kbtool kbfixlist kbbuglist kberrmsg

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FORTRAN for OS/2, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

An attempt to open a file in the OS/2 operating system produces the following message:

   run-time error F6412: OPEN(filename.ext.)
    - SHARE not installed

CAUSE

The file has an invalid file extension. The error message is incorrect and should read as follows:

   run-time error F6414: OPEN(filename.ext.)
    - access not allowed

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in FORTRAN version 5.0 for OS/2. This problem was corrected in FORTRAN version 5.1 for OS/2.

MORE INFORMATION

The following code example demonstrates this error. The trailing period is not a valid part of the filename specification.

Sample Code

C Compile options needed: None

     OPEN(UNIT = 7, FILE = 'FILENAME.EXT.')
     END

Additional reference words: 5.00 buglist5.00 fixlist5.10
KBCategory: kbtool kbfixlist kbbuglist kberrmsg
KBSubCategory: FLIss
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: September 11, 1997
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