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Q130808: Help Building Fortran PowerStation 32 App that Targets Win32s

Article: Q130808
Product(s): Microsoft Fortran Compiler
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbFortranPS kbLangFortran kbOSWin32s
Last Modified: 03-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Fortran Powerstation 32 for Windows NT, version 1.0 
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SUMMARY
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Fortran PowerStation 32 was not designed to build applications that target
Win32s, nor has this capability been tested. Therefore, developing Win32-based
applications with Fortran PowerStation 32 that target Win32s is not supported.

However, it is possible to create a Win32-based application that runs on Win32s
if you follow the guidelines for all applications that target Win32s.

MORE INFORMATION
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There are many Win32 APIs that are not supported under Win32s. They will return
ERROR_CALL_NOT_IMPLEMENTED. The Win32 Programmer's Reference identifies whether
or not each Win32 API is supported under Win32s. As long as you use only the
Win32 APIs that are supported on Win32s, your application should run on Win32s.


Fortran PowerStation 32 can create two kinds of applications: Console and
QuickWin (Standard Graphics is a disguised QuickWin). Win32s does not support
the Console API, so console applications are not an option under Win32s. In
addition, Fortran PowerStation 32 QuickWin libraries were not restricted to the
subset of Win32 APIs that are supported under Win32s. Therefore, some functions
and statements in a QuickWin application will fail under Win32s.

We do not have a list of the things in a QuickWin application that will fail
under Win32s, so when you use QuickWin under Win32s, you use it at your own
risk.

The "Sample Code" in this article is an example of a program that does not work
as expected under Win32s. If the sample code is compiled with Fortran
PowerStation 32 using the /MW compile option (create QuickWin app) and run under
Windows NT, the following is displayed in a child window:

     character * 20

When the application is run under Win32s, this string is not displayed.

Sample Code
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  C Compile options needed: /MW

        character * 20  ch20

        open (1,file='test.for')
        read (1,' (a)') ch20
        write(*,' (1x,a)') ch20
        close(1)
        stop
        end

REFERENCES
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For information regarding Win32s and Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation versions 1.0
and 1.0a for MS-DOS, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q118549 PRB: PowerStation Applications Do Not Start Under Win32s

Additional query words: 1.00 4.00 win32sdk

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Keywords          : kbFortranPS kbLangFortran kbOSWin32s 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbFortranSearch kbZNotKeyword2 kbFORTRANPower32100NT
Version           : :1.0

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