[comp.lang.fortran] Sun F77 formatting bug ?

gtir5@fel.tno.nl (Ger Timmens) (06/17/91)

Is there an explanation why the first piece of code doesn't work ?
( the second piece of code works fine ).

1)
       FORMAT(5X,$)

2)
       FORMAT('     ',$)


Thanks in advance,
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