BUG: Space or Tab Preceding !MS$NOFREEFORM in Free-Form Source

ID: Q149144

The information in this article applies to:

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

SYMPTOMS

In the Developer Studio editor, using the !ms$nofreeform metacommand with a space or tab preceding it in a free-form source code file does not cause the source code following the metacommand to be correctly colored as fixed form source code.

RESOLUTION

Remove the space or tab preceding the !ms$nofreeform metacommand.

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

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Create a free-form source file with an .f90 extension in the Developer Studio editor, and place the following sample code in it:


! Compile options needed: none
! required extension: .F90

 !ms$nofreeform        ! Source code not fixed-form colored in editor
      print *, 'in main'
      end

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords : kbide kbVC
Version : :4.0
Platform : NT WINDOWS
Issue type :