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BUG: T Edit Descriptor Fails to TAB Backward

Article ID: 150137

Article Last Modified on 12/10/2003

APPLIES TO

Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation 1.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Fortran PowerStation 1.0a for MS-DOS
Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation 32
Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation 4.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q150137

SYMPTOMS

The T edit descriptor fails to TAB backward in a formatted READ statement.

RESOLUTION

To avoid this behavior:

Use the T edit descriptor to TAB forward.
Use the TL edit descriptor to TAB backward.

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 Workarounds

! Compile options needed: none

      integer i, j, k
      character*10 str /"123456789"/ 

      print *, 'should print: 1   3   5'
      read (str, '(T5,I1,T3,I1,T1,I1)') k, j, i
      print *, i, j, k           ! Prints 7  6  5

      print *, 'Work-around #1: only tab forward'
      read (str, '(T1,I1,T3,I1,T5,I1)') i, j, k
      print *, i, j, k

      print *, 'Work-around #2: use TL edit descriptor'
      read (str, '(T5,I1,TL3,I1,TL3,I1)') k, j, i
      print *, i, j, k

      end

Additional query words: 1.00 1.00a 4.00

Keywords: kblangfortran KB150137