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From: tp@ndmce.uucp (Terry Poot)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran
Subject: Re: Fortran identifiers around the world
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Date: Wed, 3-Dec-86 10:44:37 EST
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ANSI standard FORTRAN-77 allows only 6 character identifiers, and no dollar
signs or underscores. If you count on anything more, you will eventually be
disappointed. If you insist on a pre-processing step, you had better be
willing to provide the pre-processor, as most non-unix fortrans don't have
one.

(Sorry for posting, but I have tried and failed in the past to reach that
site by email.)
-- 
Terry Poot, Nathan D. Maier Consulting Engineers, (214)739-4741
8800 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, Tx 75231, USA
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