DOCERR: Q Edit Descriptor and % Intrinsics Not Supported

ID: Q104900


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation for MS-DOS, versions 1.0, 1.0a


SYMPTOMS

Page 522 of the "Language Guide" lists the following as DEC VAX FORTRAN Extensions supported by PowerStation:

  • The Q edit descriptor returns the length of the input line


  • Inline variable length formatting (i.e., I<ln>, where "ln" is an integer variable).


  • The call intrinsics %val, %descr, %ref, and %loc, which specify the method used to pass arguments to routines.


  • Specifying the filename for a unit in an environment variable.


This information is incorrect, and the above features are not supported by Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation for MS-DOS.

The Online documentation for FORTRAN PowerStation 32 contains the correct information.


RESOLUTION

Strike the following lines from page 522 of the "Language Guide" shipped with Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation for MS-DOS, versions 1.0 and 1.0a:

  • Q Edit descriptor for FORMAT statement.


  • Inline variable-length formatting (for example, FORMAT ('I<test>'), where test = 5).


  • Call intrinsics (%val, %descr, %ref, %loc).


  • Unnamed file opens getting their name from an environment variable, rather than by query on the terminal.


Additional query words: FORTRAN-77 nofps ANSI

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Last Reviewed: November 3, 1999
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