Re: Fortran 77 alphabet character $


On Thu, 29 May 2008 06:15:27 -0700 (PDT), Arjen Markus <arjen.markus@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

-|If I remember correctly, some compilers allowed the use
-|of a $ sign as an extension. It was allowed only as the
-|first character. I do not know what the default type
-|would have been.
-|
-|Other compilers I have seen used it in formats: we now
-|use ADVANCE='NO' for the same functionality.
-|
-|It seems to me your professor has a problem here. My
-|suggestion would be to:
-|- Find a letter in the alphabet that is not used that
-| often as the first character (a Z perhaps?)
-|- Use that to replace the $ sign
-|- Make sure that there is no overlap with existing
-| variable names. You could use a tool to create a list
-| of variables then.
-|
-|Regards,
-|
-|Arjen

Arjen: thanks. But my original post precludes each of your good suggestions.

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