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Re: array constructor syntax error

null@example.com (davidb) — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 16:17:54 +0000

Brian wrote:

... I also removed the space after the "/" before compiling so that the end of the array initialization then read "...0.29D0 /).

I thought so.

The Lahey compiler is Excellent but was incorrect to allow / ) as a delimiter without an error.

Re: array constructor syntax error

null@example.com (Brian) — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 15:13:03 +0000

David, thanks for clarifying this for me. I should have noted that I also removed the space after the "/" before compiling so that the end of the array initialization then read "...0.29D0 /)." Actually I had originally placed that space inadvertently, but the compiler that I'd been using previously (LF95) allowed the syntax error.

Re: array constructor syntax error

null@example.com (davidb) — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:13:12 +0000

Spaces are now significant in Fortran (whereas they were not significant in Fortran 77).

The (/ and /) are tokens that must not be split by spaces. In the image you show the error is due to the presence of the space between / and ). The fact you have no space before the / doesn't matter though.

You can use [ and ] instead of (/ and /) in Fortran 2003 onwards.

Re: array constructor syntax error

null@example.com (Brian) — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 02:12:27 +0000

Ok, I think I solved my problem. After I placed a space before the "/" at the end of the array constructor, I was able to compile without error. I still don't understand why the presence or absence of that space would make any difference, though.

array constructor syntax error

null@example.com (Brian) — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 01:30:35 +0000

I am completely new to Simply Fortran and am trying an evaluation copy of the software. In attempting to compile a program that I've written, I've run into an apparent syntax error in an array initialization. However, I don't see where the error is. I've attached an image of the offending code with the error message included. Can someone point me in the right direction?