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AND operator

bhanu
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‎03-02-2004 02:50 PM
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Hello
I have a Fortran code with extensive use of .AND. It has been used with the assumption that the second condition is evaluated only if the first condition is true. For e.g.
L= 0
IF (L !=0 .AND. ARRAY(L) > 1.0) THEN
DO SOMETHING
ENDIF
The code executes without problems when compiled with Compaq Visual Fortran compiler but not with Intel Fortran 8.0. Does the Intel compiler not always evaluate the first condition before the second?
Thanks,
Bhanu
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Steven_L_Intel1
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‎03-02-2004 03:17 PM
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The Fortran language allows compilers to evaluate this or any equivalent expressionin any order it sees fit, as long as parentheses are obeyed. You just got lucky before - your code is incorrect.
Use nested IF-THEN instead.
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