KB149511 - BUG: FOR3278 and FOR3852 !MS$NOFREEFORM After Subroutine END

PSS ID Number: 149511

Article Last Modified on 11/3/1999

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Fortran PowerStation for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0

This article was previously published under Q149511

SYMPTOMS

Compiling a source file that contains the !msnofreeform or $nofreeform metacommand immediately following a subroutine END statement (on the previous line) causes the following compilation errors:

error FOR3728: 'name1' found when 'name2' expected in END SUBROUTINE
statement detected between SUBROUTINE and 'name1'

-and-

error FOR3852: syntax error detected between 'name1' and (

RESOLUTION

Do one of the following:

Change the subroutine's END statement to: end subroutine. -or-
Insert a blank line between the subroutine END statement and the !ms$nofreeform or $nofreeform metacommand.

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

! Compile options needed: none

      call test1
      end

      subroutine test1()
!ms$freeform
write(*,*) 'in test1'
call test2
! uncomment the following line for first workaround
! end subroutine
! comment the following line for second workaround
end  ! insert a blank line after END statement for second workaround
!ms$nofreeform   ! or $nofreeform

      subroutine test2()
      write(*,*) 'in test2'
      END

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