DOCUMENT:Q111092  02-NOV-1999  [fortran]
TITLE   :BUG: DIMENSION Statement Out of Order Causes D2030 Error
PRODUCT :Microsoft Fortran Compiler
PROD/VER::1.0,1.0a
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation for MS-DOS, versions 1.0, 1.0a 
 - Microsoft Fortran Powerstation 32 for Windows NT, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Compiling a file that contains any executable statement before a DIMENSION
statement may produce the following errors under Windows NT:

   error F2836: statement out of order
   Command Line Error D2030: INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR

Under straight MS-DOS, the following errors may be produced:

   error F2836: statement out of order
   DOSXNT : fatal error DX1020: unhandled exception: Page fault;

The F2836 error is correctly being generated in both cases.

RESOLUTION
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Fixing the "statement out of order" problem also alleviates the internal
compiler and page fault errors.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in FORTRAN PowerStation 32 for
Windows NT and MS-DOS, version 1.0 and 1.0A. We are researching this problem and
will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following sample illustrates the problem:

Sample Code
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   c Compile options needed: none
   c
         continue
         dimension p(10)
         write(*,*) (p(j),j=1,10)
         end

Additional query words: 1.00 1.00a

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Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbFortranSearch kbZNotKeyword2 kbZNotKeyword3 kbFORTRANPower32100NT kbFORTRANPower100DOS kbFORTRANPower100aDOS
Version           : :1.0,1.0a

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