BUG: Assumed-Length Character Assignment Error

ID: Q147751

1.00 4.00 | 4.00 WINDOWS NT | WINDOWS kbprg kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

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

SYMPTOMS

Attempting to assign an assumed-length character function to a character variable causes one of the following compile-time error messages to be displayed:

For FORTRAN PowerStation 32 version 1.0 for Windows NT:

   error F2618: cannot use CHARACTER *(*) function

   error FOR3020: reference to CHARACTER function with assumed length

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

Sample Code to Illustrate Problem

C Compile options needed: none

      subroutine work(f)
      character*(*)f
      character*10 ch
      ch=f()            ! compiler error generated here.
      end

Keywords          : kbFortranPS kbLangFortran kbbuglist
Version           : 1.00 4.00  | 4.00
Platform          : NT WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: March 3, 1996