BUG: In-line Comment in Continued FORMAT Causes Syntax Error

 Last reviewed: December 10, 1995
Article ID: Q109876
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation 32 for NT, version 1.0 and 4.0

SYMPTOMS

An attempt to compile a program containing a FORMAT specifier that is more than one line long and that has an in-line comment on a line other than the last, causes the following warning: 

   warning F4989: ' ' : unexpected character in format
In-line comments start with an exclamation point. If the FORMAT statement is referenced during program execution, it will cause the program to terminate with exit code 1. The following run-time error might be generated: 

   run-time error F6989: WRITE
   ' %c ' : unexpected character in format

RESOLUTION

This problem can be corrected by removing the embedded comment.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the 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.

Sample Code

c Compile options needed: have no effect c The following program reproduces the problem: 

10    format('This shows that an embedded ',    ! Here is the comment
      &        'comment causes a problem.')
      write(*,10)
      end

Additional reference words: 1.00 4.00
KBCategory: kbtool kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: FL32Iss

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Last reviewed: December 10, 1995
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