FIX: Problem Reading Direct-Access File When RECL > BLOCKSIZE
ID: Q68030
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft FORTRAN for MS-DOS, versions 4.01, 4.1, 5.0
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Microsoft FORTRAN for OS/2, versions 4.1, 5.0
SYMPTOMS
An application that reads records from a file produces incorrect
results. This problem does not occur when the application is
compiled with Microsoft FORTRAN versions 4.0 or 4.0a for MS-DOS.
CAUSE
The application opens a direct access file with BLOCKSIZE set to a
value that is less than the RECL (record length).
RESOLUTION
Perform one of the following three methods to work around this
problem:
- Modify the source code to use a record length less than or equal
to the BLOCKSIZE (the default BLOCKSIZE value is 1024 bytes).
- Modify the source code to access the direct-access file with a
variable or group of variables, the length of which in bytes
matches the record length. This technique avoids partial record
access.
- Modify the source code to specify a REWIND statement following
any partial access to a record. The REWIND statement realigns
the file pointer to the beginning of the file. (The BACKSPACE
statement does not appear to solve this problem.)
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in FORTRAN versions
4.01, 4.1, and 5.0 for MS-DOS and versions 4.1 and 5.0 for OS/2.
This problem was corrected in FORTRAN version 5.1 for MS-DOS and
OS/2.
MORE INFORMATION
The code sample below demonstrates this problem. The first DO-loop in
the application constructs a direct-access scratch file that contains
four records. Then the application performs a partial read of record 3
from the scratch file. Finally, a DO-loop reads the file from record 1
to record 4 and writes the results on the screen.
The program output indicates that the READ statement in the DO-loop
improperly accesses the information in the scratch file. Because the
RECL (record length) exceeds the BLOCKSIZE (buffer size), each READ
statement causes the buffer to fill twice. Because the extra
information is not flushed from the buffer, it is read into the ALINE
variable each time the code executes a READ statement after the
initial partial READ of record 3.
Sample Code
C Compile options needed: None
CHARACTER*514 ALINE
CHARACTER*10 SHORT
OPEN(9, ACCESS = 'DIRECT', RECL = 514,
+ FORM = 'FORMATTED', BLOCKSIZE = 512) ! NOTE: BLOCKSIZE < RECL
DO 10 J = 1, 4 ! Create a file to read.
ALINE = 'TEST ' // CHAR(#30 + J) ! Put the record number
WRITE(9, 30, REC = J) ALINE ! into each record.
10 CONTINUE
READ(9, 30, REC = 3) SHORT ! This is the partial READ
! of record 3.
DO 20 I = 1, 4
READ(9, 30, REC = I) ALINE
WRITE(*, *) ALINE
20 CONTINUE
30 FORMAT(A)
END
Additional query words:
4.01 4.10 5.00 buglist4.01 buglist4.10 buglist5.00 fixlist5.10
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Version : :4.01,4.1,5.0
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