Failure to compile

[Brebrick__Robert]

Using Compaq Visual Fortran version 6.5 on a Dell operating with Windows 98, 64 MB ram, 70 MG hard drive. My new fortran program compiles on my office HP with Windows Prof. XP but not on the Dell. On the Dell on compiling get a black screen and message fatal exception 0D occurred at ......". on hitting a key Fortran program says error spawning df.exe The programm initially had a number of arrays and some different stuff than usual. Reducing the size of these doesn't help. Any ideas ?

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Sounds as if vcspawn.exe is corrupted. You can try reinstalling CVF to see if it helps. The compiler isn't even starting. The other thing I suggest trying is boot in Safe Mode and see if the problem is still there.

[Brebrick__Robert]

Problem was due to a Fortran statement containing a two dimensional variable being in the

..wrong place. Upon moving it a couple of lines from aJ do loop to a nested K do loop where both indices were recognized the program sucessfully compiled. As I recall the first debug pointed to the offending statement but I failed to recognize the problem. What threw me off wasthat subsequent attempts to compile gave the behavior described in the original note i.e.The offending statement was nor recognized and Windows intervened with the fatal exception remark etc.