Small number format

[ferrad01]

I have a small number which I writing to a file with:

FORMAT (A14,1P,D22.12)

The number gets written as:
5.148200387154-130

ie. without the "D"

When I try to read it, it fails. Why is the "D" not being written? I guess it has something to do with the exponent being bigger than 99.

[ferrad01]

Actually if I read with D22.12 it reads OK, my read format statement was old. But it is rather strange.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

The standard requires this behavior. You can get around it by using E22.12E3 for the format. Yes, you must give up on D for the exponent letter. Fortran will read that string, but other languages may not.

[jimdempseyatthecove]

>>Yes, you must give up on D for the exponent letter. Fortran will read that string, but other languages may not.

Like Excel