Different Defaults for "SHARE=" under MS-DOS and OS/2

 Last reviewed: July 17, 1995
Article ID: Q39515
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft FORTRAN for MS-DOS, versions 4.1, 5.0, and 5.1
  • Microsoft FORTRAN for OS/2, versions 4.1, 5.0, and 5.1

The default value of the OPEN statement's "SHARE" argument is different under OS/2 protected mode and MS-DOS (or real mode). The default value under DOS is "COMPAT"; under OS/2 protected mode it is "DENYNONE".

Additional reference words: kbinf 4.00 4.10
KBCategory: kbenv
KBSubcategory: FORTLngIss

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Last reviewed: July 17, 1995
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