KB Articles for Microsoft Fortran Compiler

• Q27558: FIX: Protection Violation, Application Error, From COMMON Name
• Q47972: FIX: F1001: srclist.c:1.59, Line 1153, Invalid COMMON in SAVE
• Q49495: FIX: F1001: ctypes.c When FORTRAN Program Contains $NOLOOPOPT
• Q50505: IBM SAA Extensions Available in Microsoft FORTRAN 5.1
• Q50600: Graphics Routines Available in OS/2 with GRTEXTP Library
• Q59093: FIX: F6412 "SHARE Not Installed" Error When File Name Invalid
• Q59421: PRB: L2029: Unresolved External ___aDBswpchk with GRAPHICS.LIB
• Q63360: FIX: INTEGER*2 Multiply by Power of 2 Produces Wrong Results
• Q63817: FIX: Protection Violation Compiling BLOCK DATA with Implied DO
• Q63818: Using NMAKE to Compile FORTRAN Programs in M Editor in OS/2
• Q64018: DOCERR: Environment Variables in STARTUP.CMD in FORTRAN
• Q67615: FIX: Protection Violation When Structure Element Used in OPEN
• Q73203: BUG: Problems Passing Arguments to ENTRY Statement
• Q72760: FIX: F2124 or Incorrect Results From Structure Array Use
• Q77260: Mixed FORTRAN/C with OS/2 DLLs: Example, Restrictions
• Q77517: Creating the FORTRAN Run-Time DLL and User DLL for OS/2
• Q77904: DOCERR: User Must Execute "CMD" in PAUSE Statement Under OS/2
• Q80319: BUG: Cannot Bind Programs that Increase the Number of Files
• Q81879: BUG: BIND Error U1253 Opening DOSCALLS.LIB
• Q84331: BUG: Incorrect Jump to ERR Label in Windows DLLs
• Q89132: How to Run a Program from Within a QuickWin Program
• Q87104: BUG: Repeated EQUIVALENCE’s Cause GP Fault During Compile
• Q98757: FIX: Binary (or Unformatted) I/O Fails, Array Size > 64K
• Q100084: Using the LINK32 -LIB Command
• Q100085: Using the LINK32 -DUMP Command
• Q100086: Using the LINK32 -LINK Command
• Q100376: FIX: Intrinsic REAL Function Assigned to COMPLEX Fails
• Q100377: FIX: F1001: confold.c Line 253, Negative Integer Exponent
• Q102680: DOCERR: Backslash Edit Descriptor Documented Incorrectly
• Q102690: FIX: No Include Dependencies for $INCLUDE Metacommand Contents
• Q102691: PRB: LNK2133 Size Mismatch on Common Block During Link
• Q102692: FIX: FP Emulator Converts REAL to INTEGER Incorrectly
• Q102694: FIX: F1917 Error, Print Logical Expression of COMPLEX Values
• Q102695: FIX: F2559, DX1020 From Illegal Array Bound, -4Yb, and -4Ys
• Q99515: FIX: F1001: typer.c, Line 911 From Concatenation in CALL
• Q105932: FIX: String Concatenation May Cause Memory Errors
• Q105933: FORTRAN PowerStation ADDENDA.TXT
• Q105934: FORTRAN PowerStation ERRORS.TXT
• Q105935: FIX: CommitQQ Does Not Flush Buffers
• Q105936: FIX: Debugger displays Floating Point Notation for REALs
• Q105937: FIX: /4Ys or $STRICT on Character Functions Causes F2368
• Q105938: FORTRAN PowerStation 1.0 ANSWERS.TXT
• Q106520: FIX: /Ge Fails to Detect Stack Overflow
• Q106527: FIX: Error in /FILE$INFO/ in FLIB.FI and FLIB.FD
• Q106528: BUG: Error in WINTEE.PIF Causes "Start-Up Directory Not Found"
• Q106529: BUG: GetStrQQ Leaves Characters in Standard Output
• Q106530: FIX: F4201 on Entry with Attribute [VALUE]
• Q106531: BUG: Debugger Problems Modifying Character Variables
• Q106561: FIX: Debug: Single-Step Fails with Emulated Float Intructions
• Q106562: FIX: CTRL+C Is Not Trapped in GetCharQQ
• Q106563: FIX: Unary Minus and Mixed Complex*16 with Complex*8
• Q106564: FIX: Debugger Error EE0044 for Arrays If Lower Bound Not 1
• Q106567: BUG: RUNQQ Generates DX1420 for MS-DOS Extended Tools
• Q106633: BUG: Sample Code for GRDEMO Contains Errors
• Q106634: FIX: Incorrect Path Causes Setup Error
• Q106636: FIX: Debugger Does Not Properly Trace Include Files
• Q106637: FIX: Typing 80 Characters in a Watch Window Can Hang the VWB
• Q106641: BUG: GPF on Expanding Adjustable Size Array After Execution
• Q106645: Frequently Asked Questions on PowerStation for MS-DOS
• Q106721: FIX: Tab Edit Descriptor Can Give Incorrect Results with READ
• Q106723: BUG: Redirection of Input to a Spawned PowerStation App Fails
• Q106724: Debugger Message EE0029 Cannot Access User Memory
• Q106725: FIX: Alternate Return Compiled with /Ox Can GPF at Run Time
• Q106726: BUG: Errors CV1255 and EE0037 Watching Assumed Size Arrays
• Q106728: BUG: DX1010 Running PowerStation Application from NMAKE
• Q106729: FIX: EOF and BACKSPACE Cause GP Fault When the Unit Isn’t Open
• Q106730: BUG: F6103 Reading "0." into COMPLEX Number
• Q106731: PRB: Large BLOCK DATA Subprogram Compiles Slowly
• Q106732: BUG: Dependencies Not Scanned If Include Statement Is Labeled
• Q104776: BUG: Endless Loop in Code Containing Graphics & Compiled -Ox
• Q104777: FIX: No F6099 with /4I2 and /4Yb on Integer Overflow
• Q104859: FIX: $STORAGE:2 or /4I2 Generates Incorrect Code
• Q104860: FORTRAN PowerStation README.TXT: Installing and Using FL32
• Q104861: FORTRAN PowerStation README.TXT: Linker, Library, VWB
• Q104862: FORTRAN PowerStation 1.0 README.TXT: Executing and Debugging
• Q104891: FIX: F1001 "@(#)fltreg.c:1.31" When Compiling with /Ox
• Q104892: FIX: F2836 on Type Declaration After Entry Statement
• Q104893: FIX: Using /4Yb and /Ox Together Is Not Recommended
• Q104894: FIX: VERIFY Doesn’t Check Last Character in String
• Q104895: FIX: No Hexidecimal Display in Watch and Locals
• Q104896: FIX: F6100 Reading Maximal Negative Integers
• Q104897: BUG: Syntax Error in Makefile with Projects > 511 Files
• Q104898: FIX: ICHAR Fails If the Argument Is a Character Function
• Q104899: FIX: String Comparison Stops at Char(0) (NUL)
• Q104900: DOCERR: Q Edit Descriptor and % Intrinsics Not Supported
• Q104901: BUG: Anti-Virus TSRs May Prevent Builds from VWB
• Q104945: DOCERR: BEEPQQ and SLEEPQQ Deal in Milliseconds and Hz
• Q109874: FIX: Constants Out of Range Not Found by /4Yb
• Q109875: FIX: Improper Debug Stepping in Routines w/ ENTRY Points
• Q109876: BUG: In-line Comment in Continued FORMAT Causes Syntax Error
• Q109877: BUG: Smallest Negative Integers Cause Error on Input
• Q109878: FIX: Commas in NAMELIST Data Fields Cause F6511
• Q109879: BUG: Inline Comment with "!" Can Act Like a C String
• Q109880: FIX: Incorrect $DEBUG Reference to Include File
• Q109998: FIX: Divide by Zero Run-Time Error Not Produced
• Q109999: BUG: Browser Treats Interface to Function as a Subprogram
• Q108283: FIX: F1001 in codegen.c with IMPLICIT COMPLEX
• Q108284: FIX: DX2010 w/ GETARG When RUNQQ Takes Five or more Arguments
• Q108285: FIX: Precision Problem with COMPLEX*16 and /Op
• Q108286: FIX: Incorrect F2560 with Adjustable Sized Arrays and /4Yb
• Q108345: DOCERR: GetCharQQ Not Accepting Direction Keys in QuickWin
• Q108346: FIX: Substring Out of Range Hangs with -4Yb -Ox -G5
• Q108348: FIX: Error F1001 in schedp5u.c Compiling with -Ox and -G5
• Q108349: BUG: Console I/O Problem; CR/LF Skipped After File Open
• Q108365: FIX: Strange Character in Warning for Illegal Edit List
• Q108367: FIX: Columns 72 to 80 Not Displayed in Source Listing File
• Q108368: FIX: Error F1001 in range.c Compiling with -Ox
• Q108409: BUG: Access Violation/Hang on Divide by Zero with Intrinsic
• Q108410: FIX: Entire DLLEXPORTed Arrays Cannot Be Written Implicitly
• Q108460: FIX: Carriage Control 1 Prints an Ankh Symbol to Screen
• Q108461: FIX: DO Loop/Computed GOTO Errors with /Ox and /4Yb
• Q108462: FIX: Concatenation in Parentheses Produces Blank Output
• Q110000: BUG: Format Editor Displays G Descriptor Using E Format
• Q110001: BUG: WRITE Statement Not Shifting Window Focus
• Q110002: FIX: Combining -4Yb with -Ox May Cause Invalid Run-Time Errors
• Q110087: BUG: SAVEIMAGE May Cause Error DX1020 in SVGA Display Modes
• Q112005: BUG: Illegal Formal Argument and -Zi Crash Compiler
• Q112010: FIX: Access Violation on READ of Exported COMMON Array
• Q112011: FIX: Access Violation with Pass by Value and -Ox -G3
• Q112057: FIX: F1001 in regasg.c with Adjustable Sized COMPLEX and /4Yb
• Q112058: BUG: Visual Workbench Does Not Allow Stack Size Over 32K
• Q112059: DOCERR: Cannot Break on Condition in PowerStation Debugger
• Q112332: Viewing a Function’s Return Value from IDE
• Q112333: FIX: CTRL+Z Is Not End-of-File Marker in PowerStation
• Q112334: Hollerith Constants in Argument Lists
• Q112339: BUG: Opening More Than 61 Files in a FORTRAN Windows NT App
• Q112340: DOC: QuickWin Does Not Support Run Time in a DLL (/MD)
• Q112341: FIX: LOC Fails on Double COMPLEX Structure Element
• Q112342: FIX: Format Editor Problems with Repeatable A Edit Descriptor
• Q112344: FIX: F6422 on Unformatted File Opened with ACCESS=’APPEND’
• Q112345: FIX: F1001 or F1002 Compiling Program with Record Using -Zi
• Q112390: FIX: BK1506 : Cannot Open File : Permission Denied
• Q111001: BUG: PEEKCHARQQ Incorrectly Returning .TRUE.
• Q111091: FIX: Compiler Displays Incorrect Line-Number Information
• Q111092: BUG: DIMENSION Statement Out of Order Causes D2030 Error
• Q111234: FIX: ISHFT and ISHL Always Assume 4-Byte Integers
• Q111235: BUG: D2030 or DX1020 Error on Assumed-Size Array Expressions
• Q111283: FIX: F1001 Error Compiling 2 Gigabyte Array with -Zi
• Q114979: BUG: Access Violation or R6018 Executing IF Statement
• Q115725: FORTRAN PowerStation 1.0a README.TXT: Executing and Debugging
• Q118337: FIX: "Integer divide by 0" Error Handling
• Q118338: BUG: Sample MTTEST.FOR Compile Errors
• Q118339: PRB: DX1020 on a Call to OUTGTEXT under MS-DOS
• Q118340: QuickWin Apps Allowed 50 User-Added Menu Items
• Q118341: FIX: MATHERRQQ: Access Violation on C8ARG1 and C16ARG1
• Q118392: BUG: Incorrect F2370 or C1900 when Compiling with /4Y
• Q118394: $DEBUG Modifies Behavior of SELECT CASE in PowerStation 1.0
• Q118395: BUG: Watch Expression Evaluation Gives Unexpected Value
• Q118396: PRB: putchar Fails in C Code Called from FORTRAN Application
• Q118397: BUG: SETWINDOWCONFIG Returns an Invalid Configuration
• Q118432: BUG: Block-Data Subprograms Are Not Global Symbols
• Q118434: BUG: GETFILEINFOQQ with UNPACKTIMEQQ Fails in MS-DOS
• Q118436: BUG: Code Causes F4999, CK4008, and Run-Time Problems
• Q118522: Numerical Recipes Disk Included with PowerStation
• Q118547: PRB: Multithreaded Program Crashes
• Q118549: PRB: PowerStation MS-DOS Apps Do Not Start Under Win32s
• Q118550: BUG: READ and WRITE Fail on Unit 64
• Q118814: DOCERR: Win32 APIs Callable from a QuickWin Application
• Q118815: BUG: M6101 Drawing a Line Outside Screen Coordinates
• Q117902: FIX: D2030 Internal Compiler Error with /Ox
• Q117903: FIX: Incorrect Floating-Point Calculations with /Ox and /Op
• Q117904: DOCERR: F2400 : "<name> : COMMON not defined"
• Q117905: BUG: F1001 on a Structure Declaration with Arrays
• Q120394: BUG: PS for DOS GPFs When Using an NT Makefile
• Q120395: PRB: Link or CVPack May Fail with PS 1.0a Objects
• Q120396: PRB: Image Functions Fail with Image Outside of Viewport
• Q120397: Use atof or atoi Functions to Convert from Char Strings
• Q121457: Using Microsoft FORTRAN 5.1 with Visual Basic
• Q122565: FORTRAN PowerStation 32 Update for Windows NT 3.5
• Q123172: BUG: INCLUDE File Is Not Scanned Correctly
• Q123370: PRB: Debugging: Inter-Operability with Visual C++ 2.0
• Q123659: BUG: Divide by Zero Error Compiling an Empty Structure
• Q123660: Maintenance Release for FORTRAN PowerStation
• Q123662: BUG: Select Case Does Not Allow Character Expression String
• Q123665: PRB: DOSXNT: Fatal Error DX1410: Cannot Load Program
• Q123668: PRB: LNK4022 & LNK4006 Warnings When Build PowerStation 32 DLL
• Q123687: Enabling CTRL+C and CTRL+BREAK by Using PeekcharQQ
• Q123689: PRB: F2347 or F2201 Error When Function Is Not Typed
• Q123690: Using INTDOSQQ for Keyboard Input in FORTRAN 5.1
• Q123730: BUG: R6000 After Many Calls to RunQQ If Linked with Defaults
• Q123841: HOWTO: Create a FORTRAN DLL and Call It from Visual Basic
• Q124027: Changing Focus from QuickWin Using the Windows API
• Q124951: BUG: F2374: Incorrect Reference of the Error in BLOCK DATA
• Q125056: INFO: Precision and Accuracy in Floating-Point Calculations
• Q125468: PRB: F6700 Heap Space Exceeded
• Q125469: PRB: Run-time Subroutines Do Not Appear to Function
• Q125471: PRB: BINDMSF Error: Cannot Create Binder file \2
• Q125472: PRB: Unable to Open Files That Have Certain Extensions
• Q125873: FORTRAN PowerStation 1.0a ANSWERS.TXT
• Q131497: BUG: Error in ELSEIF References Line Number for Matching IF
• Q131498: DLL with PROGRAM Statement Fails to Load
• Q131898: Fortran PowerStation Graphics Apps on Windows 95
• Q131899: FIX: Access Violation with Large NAMELIST
• Q133102: FORTRAN PowerStation 32 README.TXT: Installation
• Q133103: FORTRAN PowerStation 32 README.TXT: Debugger and Building
• Q133104: FORTRAN PowerStation 32 MIXLANG.TXT
• Q133105: FORTRAN PowerStation 32 README.TXT: Miscellaneous
• Q133106: FORTRAN PowerStation 32 QUICKWIN.TXT
• Q130471: PRB: EXTERN Attribute Prevents F4999 on Unreferenced Function
• Q130807: BUG: READ w/ Numeric Literal Subscript Causes Access Violation
• Q130808: Help Building Fortran PowerStation 32 App that Targets Win32s
• Q142158: PRB: QuickWin App Causes Access Violation Under Windows 95
• Q142538: PRB: M6110 Run-Time Error Occurs When Using SYSTEMQQ or RUNQQ
• Q147749: BUG: Explicit-Shape Array Elements Not Displayed in Debugger
• Q148183: BUG: FOR2206 Error Illegal Access of Module Member
• Q148184: BUG: Large Fonts Cause SETFONT() to Fail in Scigraph Demo
• Q148185: BUG: FOR3852 Syntax Error Caused by Semicolon in Source Line
• Q148186: DOCERR: RETURN Statement Not Supported in Main Program Unit
• Q148187: BUG: Debugger Cannot Display Renamed Module Variables
• Q148193: How to Change REAL*4 Numbers to REAL*8 Values in Debugger
• Q148201: BUG: Unused Local Variables Are Unavailable in the Debugger
• Q148202: BUG: Changes to Double-Precision Values in Debugger Fail
• Q148203: BUG: Passing LOC() Intrinsic Result to C Function Fails
• Q148382: BUG: Menus Disappear When All Child Windows Are Closed
• Q148383: BUG: INTENT(OUT) Allows Subroutine to Use Undefined Argument
• Q148604: BUG: F1001 Error If Undeclared Namelist Variable in Subroutine
• Q148605: BUG: Compiler Syntax Error If Edit Descriptors Contain Spaces
• Q148606: BUG: FOR1138 Error INQUIRE(IOLENGTH) of Character Function
• Q148608: BUG: Derived-Type with Pointer Expands Incorrectly in Debugger
• Q148609: BUG: GO TO Statement Syntax Coloring Fails in Developer Studio
• Q148611: BUG: Unable to Load the Format Editor from Developer Studio
• Q148612: BUG: Scaling Metafiles in World Sample Fails Under Windows 95
• Q148623: BUG: Assumed-Size Array Allowed in Integer POINTER Statement
• Q148624: BUG: No Error w/Public NAMELIST Variables with PRIVATE Members
• Q148625: BUG: NAMELIST Output Incorrect with Renamed USE Variables
• Q148626: BUG: D2013 Internal Compiler Error Reshape of Character Array
• Q150125: BUG: Write of Function Returning a Character String Fails
• Q150126: BUG: FOR4280 Warning Given for Unused Result Variables
• Q150127: BUG: PEEKCHARQQ Fails in QuickWin or Standard Graphics Program
• Q150128: BUG: MATHERRQQ() Complex Result Variable Not Used
• Q150132: PRB: Undefined Pointer Assignment Causes Application Error
• Q150133: BUG: WRITE Fails with Preconnected Unit=5 in Console Program
• Q150134: BUG: FOR4165 Warning Underflow of Smallest Positive REAL*8
• Q150135: PRB: Error in ICHAR() Using Multi-Character Input Argument
• Q150136: BUG: SPREAD() Intrinsic Function Application Error
• Q150137: BUG: T Edit Descriptor Fails to TAB Backward
• Q150138: BUG: FOR3199 Error in Host Association of Internal Variable
• Q150139: BUG: Using "Save As" to Save File Causes Application Error
• Q150145: PRB: FOR3852 Error in Consecutive Arithmetic Operations
• Q150146: PRB: No Error Generated Initializing Named Common Block Object
• Q150147: BUG: LOADIMAGE() or LOADIMAGE_W() Graphics Functions Can Fail
• Q150148: BUG: FOR2715 Error Generated for Pointer Assignment
• Q149128: BUG: FOR2406 Error with Values Greater than 127 in ACHAR()
• Q149129: PRB: LOCKING Replaced with SHARE= in OPEN Statement
• Q149132: BUG: Signed 4-byte Integer Overlow Not Caught by the Compiler
• Q149133: BUG: Fixed-Form Source in Column 7 Is Shifted to Column 6
• Q149134: BUG: EN and ES Edit Descriptors Cause Incorrect Output
• Q149135: BUG: Incorrect Custom/Complete Setup Size in Standard Edition
• Q149136: BUG: FOR1252 Error USE of Module in Internal Module Procedure
• Q149138: BUG: F6804 or F6511 Error with Spaces in Namelist Input File
• Q149140: BUG: Access Violation Writing Namelist With Equivalence Member
• Q149141: BUG: Hanging Indents Not Preserved in Developer Studio Editor
• Q149143: BUG: FOR3852 and FOR1768 Caused by Space Before !MS$FREEFORM
• Q149144: BUG: Space or Tab Preceding !MS$NOFREEFORM in Free-Form Source
• Q149145: BUG: F1001 Error in Write of Namelist in Internal Procedure
• Q149146: BUG: Incorrect Output with CARRIAGECONTROL=’fortran’ Option
• Q149147: BUG: Equivalence and Non-Common Block Variable Cause ASSERT
• Q149148: BUG: READ with Backspace Fails in Standard Graphics Programs
• Q149150: BUG: GETENV() Fails If Input Variable Has Trailing Spaces
• Q149151: BUG: Internal READ of Character*1 String Fails
• Q149152: BUG: !MS$ATTRIBUTES in Interface Fails with Free-Form Source
• Q149154: BUG: Memory Leak Caused by Formatted Internal WRITE
• Q149155: BUG: Assertion Failure with ERR= and END= in READ Statement
• Q149156: BUG: Common Blocks Cannot Be Viewed in the Watch Window
• Q149157: BUG: Some Compiler and Debugger REAL Arithmetic Results Differ
• Q149158: BUG: Compiler Options /W0 and /WX Fail When Used with /4Ys
• Q149472: PRB: FOR3852 Error Function RESULT and [] Attribute Specifier
• Q149473: BUG: FOR4265 Warning Not Generated for Undefined Argument
• Q149474: BUG: F2333 Error Not Generated in Illegal Redefinition
• Q149477: BUG: Run-Time Error F6511 - Variable Name Not Found
• Q149478: BUG: F1001 Error /4fps1 and /Ox with Exponent Calculation
• Q149479: BUG: Cannot Scroll to End of Last Field in Format Editor
• Q149480: BUG: END DO Cannot Be on Separate Lines in Fixed-Form Source
• Q149481: PRB: Debugging Past END Statement Puts You in Disassembly Mode
• Q149506: BUG: /4fps1 and /Ox Compiler Options with Complex Calculations
• Q149507: PRB: Cannot Change QuickWin Application Status Bar Color
• Q149508: PRB: SETTEXTPOSITION() Does Not Scroll Window to New Location
• Q149509: BUG: General Protection (GP) Fault Caused by Een0f90.dll File
• Q149510: BUG: Environment Compiler Options Incorrectly Take Precedence
• Q149511: BUG: FOR3278 and FOR3852 !MS$NOFREEFORM After Subroutine END
• Q149512: BUG: ASSERT Failure with String Assigned to User-Defined Type
• Q149513: BUG: An OPEN Status= Option Like String Converted to Uppercase
• Q149514: BUG: Developer Studio Hangs with !MS$FIXEDFORMLINESIZE: 132
• Q149516: BUG: Watching a DLL Common Block Using Context Operator Fails
• Q149517: BUG: /Ox and /4Ya Options Together Cause Incorrect Results
• Q149518: BUG: OK Button Callback Not Called in Video Poker Sample
• Q149746: BUG: Access Violation Calling Exported Subroutine in DLL
• Q149747: PRB: Debugger Cannot Evaluate Out of Scope Named Constants
• Q149748: BUG: FOR3093 Error Incorrectly Generated Without /4Ys
• Q149749: PRB: DIM() Intrinsic Function does not Support Complex Numbers
• Q149751: BUG: FOR3294 Error Using Module Inside Module Procedure
• Q149752: BUG: FOR2862 Error Caused by External Function Without Type
• Q149753: How to Determine the Size of a User-Defined Data Type
• Q149856: BUG: Embedding a String Using the /V Compiler Option Fails
• Q151073: Frequently Asked Questions for Fortran PowerStation 32