BUG: FOR3278 and FOR3852 !MS$NOFREEFORM After Subroutine END

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

SYMPTOMS

Compiling a source file that contains the !msnofreeform or $nofreeform metacommand immediately following a subroutine END statement (on the previous line) causes the following compilation errors:

   error FOR3728: 'name1' found when 'name2' expected in END SUBROUTINE
   statement detected between SUBROUTINE and 'name1'

   -and-

   error FOR3852: syntax error detected between 'name1' and (

RESOLUTION

Do one of the following:

- Change the subroutine's END statement to: end subroutine.

  -or-

  !ms$nofreeform or $nofreeform metacommand.

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

! Compile options needed: none

      call test1
      end

      subroutine test1()

!ms$nofreeform   ! or $nofreeform

      subroutine test2()
      write(*,*) 'in test2'
      END