KnowledgeBase Archive

An Archive of Early Microsoft KnowledgeBase Articles

View on GitHub

Q149752: BUG: FOR2862 Error Caused by External Function Without Type

Article: Q149752
Product(s): Microsoft Fortran Compiler
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbFortranPS kbLangFortrankbbuglist
Last Modified: 02-NOV-1999

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:

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

SYMPTOMS
========

When you don't fully qualify an external function with a type and attempt to use
it in a WRITE statement, the following compilation error occurs:

  error FOR2862: procedure name <procedure> in I/O list

RESOLUTION
==========

Fully qualify the externl function by giving it a type attribute.

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 and Workaround
------------------------------------------------

  ! Compile options needed: none

        MODULE THE_MODULE
          IMPLICIT INTEGER(E)
  ! comment the next line for workaround
          EXTERNAL EXTERN_FUNC
  ! uncomment the next line for workaround
  !        INTEGER, EXTERNAL :: EXTERN_FUNC
        END MODULE

        PROGRAM THE_PROGRAM
          USE THE_MODULE
          WRITE(6,*) EXTERN_FUNC()
        END PROGRAM THE_PROGRAM

        INTEGER FUNCTION EXTERN_FUNC()
          EXTERN_FUNC = 737
        END FUNCTION

Additional query words: 4.00

======================================================================
Keywords          : kbFortranPS kbLangFortran kbbuglist
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbPTProdChange kbFortranSearch kbFORTRANPower400NT
Version           : :4.0

=============================================================================

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.