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Q104892: FIX: F2836 on Type Declaration After Entry Statement

Article: Q104892
Product(s): Microsoft Fortran Compiler
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 24-MAR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation for MS-DOS, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Declaring a variable after an ENTRY statement may cause the compiler to generate
the following error message:

  error F2836: statement out of order

RESOLUTION
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Make all the type declarations before all the ENTRY statements to avoid this
error message.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in FORTRAN PowerStation for MS-DOS,
version 1.0. This problem has been resolved with FORTRAN Powerstation
maintenance release version 1.0a for MS-DOS.

FORTRAN PowerStation version 1.0 can be differentiated from the maintenance
release version 1.0a by invoking the linker. Typing "link32 | more" (without the
quotation marks) from \F32\BIN directory will show version 2.8 for FORTRAN
Powerstation version 1.0, and it will show 1.0f for the maintenance release
version 1.0a.

MORE INFORMATION
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Compiling the following code demonstrates the problem:

Sample Code
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  C No options required
        subroutine sub(x)
        entry suben(x)
        real x
        end
  C The compiler generates the following incorrect error:
  C error F2836: statement out of order

This error message can be avoided by moving the declaration for x above the ENTRY
statement but below the subroutine statement.

Additional query words: 1.00 buglist1.00 fixlist1.00a

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbFortranSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbFORTRANPower100DOS
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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