PARAMETER statement

[Jerry DeLisle]

On 01/12/2010 05:49 PM, David Carr wrote:
> I am new to gfortran (tho been programming in Fortran for 35 years on
> DEC machines)
>
> I am trying a port of VAX fortran program to Windows
>
> Have installed and trying to use gfortran
>
> Sources have a lot of PARAMETER statements that define array sizes in
> later array declarations.  This is how I've always known to use
> PARAMETER statements.
>
> The following will not compile:
>
>      parameter isize=15
>      dimension i(isize)
>      i(1)=0
>      end
>
> gfortran doesn't seem to allow declarations after PARAMETER statements.
>
> Are there switches to accept this.  Is a preprocessor needed?  If this
> is a limitation of gfortran, can you suggest another fortran for a VAX
> to Windows port?
>

As far as I can tell, the syntax for the parameter statement is wrong.  Perhaps 
its a DEC extension.  I will have to read the Standards on this yet.

In the meantime.  This works fine.

       integer, parameter :: isize=15
       dimension i(isize)
       i(1)=0
       end

I will report back after I review the standard on this.

Jerry