mlevin@jade.tufts.edu (05/08/91)
I am a C programmer, and am now forced to figure out fortran in order to use a math routine written in it. Does anyone know of a public-domain (ftp'able) fortran to C converter that runs on a Vax/VMS system (I have one for a Unix BSD 4.3 system, but I need this on VMS)? If not, can anyone explain to me why the FORMAT statements are different between Unix 4.3 fortran and Vax VMS fortran? The routine compiles fine on the Unix system, but the VMS compiler gives errors about illegal characters in the format lines. I have never dealt with fortran, so I am not even really sure what the format statement does. So, I'd appreciate any advice (I have no relatively simple ways to get my hands on a fortran manual) on any of the following: 1) can I somehow get rid of the format statements, provided I don't need the routine to print anything, or is it used for other purposes? 2) can I modify them to compile on VMS's fortran compiler? If so, how? 3) any general explanations on what the format statement does, would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help. Please reply to mlevin@jade.tufts.edu directly. Mike Levin