Reference Number : DPD200111543


Version : 11.0


Operating System : All


Problem Description : The compiler gives a syntax error for an array constructor of the form:

(/parameter-name/)

where parameter-name is a PARAMETER constant that has the same name as a datatype keyword (BYTE, INTEGER, REAL, COMPLEX, etc.)  For example:

INTEGER, PARAMETER :: BYTE = 123
INTEGER IA(1)
IA = (/BYTE/)
END

When compiled, this gives an error such as:

example.f90(3): error #5082: Syntax error, found ')' when expecting one of: ( <IDENTIFIER> <CHAR_CON_KIND_PARAM> <CHAR_NAM_KIND_PARAM> <CHARACTER_CONSTANT> <INTEGER_CONSTANT> ...
IA = (/BYTE/)
------------^


Resolution Status : This problem is fixed in the January 2009 product update.  A workaround is to use the Fortran 2003 array constructor syntax:

[parameter-name]

instead.



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January 28, 2009 7:30 AM PST acarheden Total Points: 35 Registered User

Any idea on a fix for this? Considering a large number of people use Fortran for easy access to existing code, changing hundreds of thousands of lines of code to the Fortran 2003 array constructor syntax is enough to make me want to use another compiler.

January 28, 2009 7:34 AM PST Steve Lionel (Intel) Total Points: 238,497 Black Belt

The fix for this is targeted for the next 11.0 update, which should be in the next week or two. You could drop back to 10.1 in the meantime if necessary.

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