FORTRAN Reference Manual

Compile-Time Diagnostic Messages

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Error Messages

Cause. The PARAMETER statement requires a constant on the right of the

assignment operator.

Recovery. Correct the statement.

Cause. The upper or lower bound of an array that is not a dummy argument is a

variable.

Recovery. Change the adjustable dimension specification to a constant, or make the

array a dummy argument.

Cause. A type character variable or array that is not a dummy argument has a length

specification that is a variable.

Recovery. Change the adjustable length specification to a constant, or make the

character variable or array a dummy argument.

Cause. Evaluation of a constant expression at compilation time resulted in an

arithmetic overflow.

Recovery. Correct or rearrange the constant expression.

Cause. An EQUIVALENCE specification has forced an entity to precede the common

block in which it resides.

Recovery. Correct the EQUIVALENCE specification.

A CONSTANT IS EXPECTED HERE

ADJUSTABLE ARRAY MUST BE DUMMY ** array-name

ADJUSTABLE LENGTH MUST BE FORMAL ** name

ARITHMETIC OVERFLOW

ARRAY FORCED TO PRECEDE COMMON AREA ** array-name