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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hello Tim,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I tried several descriptor: R, A, H and I have always the same error.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>I saw a FORTRAN77 manual for HP1000, and the first two formats was written there.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>regards,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Fausto </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Tim Shoppa</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: simh@trailing-edge.com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: 17/05/2007 16.01</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Re: [Simh] HP2100 Fortran problem</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Fausto wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> [...]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> 99 FORMAT(4RCIAO) </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> After the run of new generated ABS file, the simulator stops and print</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>a</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> FORTRAN error: *FMT. Inspecting the A register, the value is 000003</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>and,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> according to the manual, it means: </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> A) Illegal character in FORMAT statement </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> B) Format repetition factor of zero </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> C) FORMAT statement defines more character positions than possible for</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> device. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I'm not an expert in HP2100 Fortran, but in any other Fortran I would</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>expect the statement to be FORMAT(4HCIAO) (e.g. 4-character Hollerith</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>String).</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>In the DEC-ish Fortrans that I grew up with, R is not a valid Format</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>descriptor.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Tim.</FONT>
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