FIX: Incorrect Error on Allocatable Array with Map in Name

ID: Q73202

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FORTRAN for MS-DOS, version 5.0
Microsoft FORTRAN for OS/2, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

If a program contains an allocatable array with the word "map" as the first part of the array name, the following error may be incorrectly generated on the ALLOCATE statement for that array when compiling with Microsoft FORTRAN version 5.0:

error F2115: syntax error

The ALLOCATE statement must allocate at least two arrays, and the array containing "map" as the first part of its name must follow another array in the ALLOCATE statement.

RESOLUTION

The solution to this problem is to avoid the word "map" in the name of an allocatable array, or to upgrade to FORTRAN version 5.1.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

The following code will cause the incorrect syntax error:

Sample code


      integer*4 map[allocatable](:)
      integer*4 j[allocatable](:)
      allocate ( j(1), map(1) )      ! syntax error generated here
      end

Renaming the array will avoid this error. The following program illustrates this solution:


      integer*4 amap[allocatable](:)
      integer*4 j[allocatable](:)
      allocate ( j(1), amap(1) )
      end

Additional query words: 5.00 buglist5.10 fixlist5.10

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