Use of IFPORT and $MAXPATH does not work

[lars1]

Hi There

I am porting a CVF project to IVF but run into some problem

I have inserted USE IFPORT in my source code

and below in the code I have

USE DFLIB
CHARACTER($MAXPATH)BUFX

but the file does not compile I got the following message

D:Simpow_viewslars_10.2bugfix_viewsimpowsrc simpowm_wnty34072.f(25) : Error: A specification expression object must be a dummy argument, a COMMON block object, or an object accessible through host or use association [$MAXPATH]
compilation aborted for D:Simpow_viewslars_10.2bugfix_viewsimpowsrc simpowm_wnty34072.f (code 1)

Any ideas ?

/Lars

[lars1]

Hi

Sorry, It should of course be

USE IFPORT
CHARACTER($MAXPATH)BUFX

/Lars

[lars1]

Hi again,

There was a typing msstakein my previous message .....

I have used the following code.

I have inserted USE IFPORT in my source code

and below in the code I have

USE IFPORT
CHARACTER($MAXPATH)BUFX

but the file does not compile I got the following message

D:Simpow_viewslars_10.2bugfix_viewsimpowsrc simpowm_wnty34072.f(25) : Error: A specification expression object must be a dummy argument, a COMMON block object, or an object accessible through host or use association [$MAXPATH]
compilation aborted for D:Simpow_viewslars_10.2bugfix_viewsimpowsrc simpowm_wnty34072.f (code 1)

Any ideas ?

/Lars

[Steven_L_Intel1]

This works for me. Perhaps what you typed into the message is not the actual code. What happens when you compile the following program?

use ifport

character($MAXPATH) x

end

Also, what version of the compiler do you have? (8.0.???)

[lars1]

Hi Steve,

I have tested a very simple code as below:

SUBROUTINE A1
USE IFPORT
CHARACTER BUF($MAXPATH)
END

And got the error below

Compiling...
ifort /nologo /Zi /Od /fpp /include:"....simpowsrcvers" /iface:cvf /iface:mixed_str_len_arg /module:"Debug/" /object:"Debug/" /traceback /libs:static /threads /dbglibs /winapp /c /extfor:f d:Simpow_viewslars_10.2bugfix_viewsimpowsimpow_wntsimpowSOURCE1.f
d:Simpow_viewslars_10.2bugfix_viewsimpowsimpow_wntsimpowSOURCE1.f(3) : Error: A specification expression object must be a dummy argument, a COMMON block object, or an object accessible through host or use association [$MAXPATH]
CHARACTER BUF($MAXPATH)
--------------------^
compilation aborted for d:Simpow_viewslars_10.2bugfix_viewsimpowsimpow_wntsimpowSOURCE1.f

It seems to me that the "USE IFPORT" is NOT included in the code

Ihave the following fortran compiler

C:WINDOWSsystem32>ifort
Intel Fortran Compiler for 32-bit applications, Version 8.0 Build 20031017Z
Package ID: w_fc_p_8.0.035
Copyright (C) 1985-2003 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.

Best Regards

/Lars

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Ok - you're using a very old compiler. Please update, if you can, to the current version (whch is 8.0.048). Your second example also works for me.

Do you realize that your second example declares an array of CHARACTER*1 elements?

[lars1]

Hi Steve,

I have now installed the latest version of the compiler xxxx 047+ patch 048

And now I can compile without any problem

Thanks

/Lars