Mark_Israel@alberta.UUCP (Mark Israel) (01/25/88)
Could someone please explain for me the purpose of the "object-oriented" DATA statement in the FORTRAN 8X draft standard? (It's described in section 5.2.6.2 .) What can it do that the list-oriented DATA statement couldn't have been extended to do? Mark Israel Bitnet: USERISRA@UALTAMTS Usenet: ihnp4!alberta!uqv-mts!Mark_Israel
terry@terminus.UUCP (terry) (02/05/88)
In article <1041@pembina.UUCP>, uqv-mts!Mark_Israel@alberta.UUCP (Mark Israel) writes: > Could someone please explain for me the purpose of the > "object-oriented" DATA statement in the FORTRAN 8X draft standard? > (It's described in section 5.2.6.2 .) What can it do that the > list-oriented DATA statement couldn't have been extended to do? Require that perfectly good code be rewritten... (*,-) +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Terry Lambert UUCP: ...!decvax!utah-cs!century!terry | | @ Century Software or : ...utah-cs!uplherc!sp7040!obie!terminus!terry | | SLC, Utah | | These opinions are not my companies, but if you find them | | useful, send a $20.00 donation to Brisbane Australia... | | 'There are monkey boys in the facility. Do not be alarmed; you are secure' | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+