DOCERR: Program-Name Not Optional in PROGRAM Statement

SUMMARY

The Microsoft Fortran PowerStation version 4.0 reference manual and Help file incorrectly state that the program-name is optional when using the the PROGRAM statement. Actually, it is not optional. Compiling a source file using the PROGRAM statement without a program-name will cause one of the following syntax errors to occur:

For Fortran PowerStation versions 1.0 and 1.0a for MS-DOS and Fortran PowerStation version 1.0 for Windows NT, the error is: For Fortran PowerStation version 4.0 with the .for file extension, the errors are: For Fortran PowerStation version 4.0 with the .f90 file extension, the error is:

C Compile options needed: none

      PROGRAM
      PRINT *, 'Hello!, World'
      END