mixing f90 and f77 comment types in a compile

[mhovers]

I am using:

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Version 8.0.50727.762 (SP.050727-7600)

Microsoft .NET Framework

Version 2.0.50727

Installed Edition: Professional

Microsoft Visual C# 2005 77626-009-1998976-41170

Microsoft Visual C# 2005

Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 77626-009-1998976-41170

Microsoft Visual C++ 2005

Microsoft Visual J# 2005 77626-009-1998976-41170

Microsoft Visual J# 2005

Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005 77626-009-1998976-41170

Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005

Microsoft Web Application Projects 2005 77626-009-1998976-41170

Microsoft Web Application Projects 2005

Version 8.0.50727.762

Crystal Reports AAC60-G0CSA4B-V7000AY

Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2005

Intel Fortran Compiler Integration

Intel Fortran Compiler Integration for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Version 10.0.3718.2005, Copyright (C) 2002-2007 Intel Corporation

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition - ENU Service Pack 1 (KB926601)

I have f90 code that I am trying to link to MPICH2. the MPICH header file mpif.h is written for f77 so it has C in column 1 for comment lines.

I get:

C:Program FilesMPICH2includempif.h(1) : Error: Syntax error, found '/' when expecting one of: => = . ( : %

C /* -*- Mode: Fortran; -*- */

Errors for each comment line.

From the documentation I think I understand that the format needs to be defined as fixed rather that free??

I have tried

Tools->Options->Intel Fortran-> ; Project Builds->Fixed Format: .f;.for;.h

But this does not help.

How do I get it to accept both C and ! as comments in different files?

Thanks,

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Do this in your source:

!DEC$ NOFREEFORM
include 'mpif.h'
!DEC$ FREEFORM

Don't forget to start the "include" in column 7.

You should also look to see if there is a "f90" version of this file. There is in the distributions of MPICH2 I have seen.