Transport of MS-Fortran 95 *.lib to CVF6.5

[Intel_C_Intel]

I have a few libraries (*.lib) of some subroutines for my postgradutae research work which were compiled using MS-Fortran5.1. I do not have the source code and so have no choice but to use them as they are.

Now i want to make use of them in a crop simulation model am developing with Compaq Visual Fortran 6.5. This is because they contain routines that have been specifically developed to handle crop simulation models.

My question is can i use them as they are with CVF 6.5 without any problems as the compiler used to asseble them is different.

If the answer is No, then can u please give me some advice on how to go around this in an easy fashion as i am not a trained programmer.

Thanks very much fro your help.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Sorry, no, there's no way you can do this. MS Fortran 5.1 (which was a Fortran 77 compiler, not Fortran 95), was a 16-bit DOS compiler. Its object modules and libraries are not compatible with CVF's 32-bit Windows linker and libraries.

Your only alternative is to get the source code and recompile it.

Steve