weird data types on the Locals window

[Brian_Murphy]

I am using real*8 and complex*16 to declare some variables, and the Locals window gives REAL(8) and COMPLEX(8) for their respective data types.  I was expecting COMPLEX(16).  Numerical values for my real*8 variables use D for the exponential as I would expect, but my complex*16 variables are using E.

Am I doing something wrong?  My program is crashing with an error message that suggests the data types I'm passing in are not the data types I'm expecting them to be.  Run-Time Check Failure #2 - Stack around the variable '.T2_' was corrupted.

[IanH]

The COMPLEX*16 extension corresponds to the standard syntax of COMPLEX(8).  See https://software.intel.com/en-us/node/526047 .

[Brian_Murphy]

Thanks for the reply.  It makes sense to me now.  I was thrown off by the use of E instead of D for the complex*16 variables.  It appears that the Visual Studio debugger uses E for all complex variables, even for complex*32. 

I've got work to do to find the error causing the crashes.

[Brian_Murphy]

I think I found and fixed the source of the crashing.  So I'm a happy camper. :)

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Use of D in output formats is not current practice in Fortran. You'll note that the D format item has not been extended the way E has to allow specifying number of exponent digits, for example. E is preferred for all real/complex kinds.