https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Syntax-error-lt-gt-vs-NE/m-p/935305#M15722 Because they ARE invalid syntax. The correct operator in Fortran is /= (or .NE.) We fixed a bug where &lt;&gt; was accepted - why it was in there in the first place, we don't know!<BR /><BR />Steve Thu, 18 Jan 2001 03:08:35 GMT Steven_L_Intel1 2001-01-18T03:08:35Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Syntax-error-lt-gt-vs-NE/m-p/935304#M15721 I just upgraded from DVF 6.1 to 6.5. I installed visual studio SP4 prior to installing DVF 6.5. For some reason the compiler thinks that all occurences of &lt;&gt; are invalid syntax and the only way for the compile to work is to change these to .NE. <BR /> <BR />Why should this be necessary? <BR /> <BR />Thanks, <BR /> <BR />Larry Scheier <BR />SEI Associates <BR />yohda@aol.com Thu, 18 Jan 2001 02:49:59 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Syntax-error-lt-gt-vs-NE/m-p/935304#M15721 larryscheier 2001-01-18T02:49:59Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Syntax-error-lt-gt-vs-NE/m-p/935305#M15722 Because they ARE invalid syntax. The correct operator in Fortran is /= (or .NE.) We fixed a bug where &lt;&gt; was accepted - why it was in there in the first place, we don't know!<BR /><BR />Steve Thu, 18 Jan 2001 03:08:35 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Syntax-error-lt-gt-vs-NE/m-p/935305#M15722 Steven_L_Intel1 2001-01-18T03:08:35Z