HP Fortran Programmer's Guide (B3908-90031; September 2011)

Controlling data storage
Automatic and static variables
Chapter 3106
NOTE HP Fortran provides the AUTOMATIC and STATIC statements as porting extensions. The
STATIC statement is functionally the same as the SAVE statement, and the AUTOMATIC
statement may be used to declare a variable as automatic. However, such a declaration is
generally pointless because variables compiled under HP Fortran are automatic by default.
The HP Fortran Programmer's Reference provides detailed information about the AUTOMATIC, SAVE, and
STATIC statements.