bill@hcx1.UUCP (12/12/86)
> And what I'm specifically wondering is: is there any consensus on name > length? Is there any consensus on underscores? I'm soliciting votes... > > garry wiegand (garry%cadif-oak@cu-arpa.cs.cornell.edu) > /* End of text from hcx1:comp.lang.fortran */ I suggest you read the FORTRAN/77 standard. All compilers that claim to be standard FORTRAN/77 (and thus have been validated by the FCVC) must accept names conforming to that standard. Those consist of 6 letters or digits, the first of which must be a letter. This is why there are standards in the first place. Bill Leonard Harris Computer Systems Division Fort Lauderdale, FL !{codas,allegra}!novavax!hcx1!bill