DOCERR: Program-Name Not Optional in PROGRAM Statement

 Last reviewed: February 29, 1996
Article ID: Q147748
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation for MS-DOS, versions 1.0 and 1.0a
  • Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation 32 for Windows NT, version 1.0
  • Microsoft Fortran PowerStation for Windows 95 and Windows NT, version 4.0

SUMMARY

The Microsoft Fortran PowerStation version 4.0 reference manual and Help file incorrectly state that the program-name is optional when using the the PROGRAM statement. Actually, it is not optional. Compiling a source file using the PROGRAM statement without a program-name will cause one of the following syntax errors to occur:

For Fortran PowerStation versions 1.0 and 1.0a for MS-DOS and Fortran PowerStation version 1.0 for Windows NT, the error is: 

   error F2115: syntax error
For Fortran PowerStation version 4.0 with the .for file extension, the errors are: 

   error FOR2934: lexical error: Unrecognized statement
   error FOR3852: syntax error
For Fortran PowerStation version 4.0 with the .f90 file extension, the error is: 

   error FOR3852: syntax error

MORE INFORMATION

According to the FORTRAN standard, the PROGRAM statement is optional, but if it is used, a program-name is required.

Sample Code to Illustrate Problem

C Compile options needed: none 

      PROGRAM
      PRINT *, 'Hello!, World'
      END

Additional reference words: 1.00 1.00a 4.00
KBCategory: kbprg kbdocerr
KBSubcategory: FORTLngIss

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Last reviewed: February 29, 1996
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