Compaq Visual Fortran

Compaq Visual Fortran
Installing and Getting Started

Order Number: AA-R2PYF-TH
August 2001
This guide describes how to install Compaq Visual Fortran (formerly DIGITAL
Visual Fortran), provides overview information about it, and shows how to use it
with the Microsoft Visual C++ development environment (also known as
Microsoft Developer Studio).
Revision/Update Information: This revised document supersedes the

Version 6.5 Compaq Visual Fortran Installing
and Getting Started.
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows NT Version

4, Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95
Software Version: Compaq Visual Fortran Version 6.6

(or subsequent minor releases), all editions
Compaq Computer Corporation

First Printing, April 1997
Revision, August 1997
Revision, September 1998
Revision, August 2001
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Contents
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Chapter 1 Summary of Visual Fortran Software Components and Packaging 1-1
1.1 Visual Fortran Software Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.1.1 Components in All Three Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.1.2 Additional Components in the Professional and Enterprise Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1.1.3 Additional Components in the Enterprise Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.1.4 Components in Table Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.2 Visual Fortran Packaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
1.2.1 CD–ROMs for Standard Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
1.2.2 CD–ROMs for Professional Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1.2.3 CD–ROMs for Enterprise Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Chapter 2 Prerequisites for Installing Visual Fortran 2-1

2.1 System Requirements for the Three Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.2 Release Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.3 Registration Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.4 Optional Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.5 Considerations for Installing with Visual Studio Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.6 Considerations for Installing with Visual Fortran Version 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.7 Considerations for Installing with Visual Fortran Version 6.0, 6.1, or 6.5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.8 Multiple-User License Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2.9 Concurrent-Use License Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Chapter 3 How to Install Visual Fortran 3-1

3.1 Starting the Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.2 Activating the Visual Fortran Master Setup Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3.3 Using the Visual Fortran Master Setup Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.4 Installing Visual Fortran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.4.1 How to Display the Setup Install Type Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.4.2 Specifying Installation Options and Destination Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
3.4.3 Installing Service Pack 3 (Windows NT Systems Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
3.4.4 Installing Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
3.5 Installing Array Viewer (Standard Edition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
3.6 Installing Array Visualizer (Professional and Enterprise Editions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
3.7 Installing Enterprise Toolkit and TPE Components (Enterprise Edition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
3.8 Registering Visual Fortran With Compaq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
3.9 Running Visual Fortran All or Partially from CD–ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
3.10 Visual Fortran Program Folder Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
3.10.1 Array Visualizer Program Folder Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
3.11 After Installation: Must-Do Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Chapter 4 Postinstallation Tasks 4-1

4.1 Applying the Visual Fortran Per-User Setup Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
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4.2 Specifying the COM Server Wizard as a Developer Studio Add-in (Professional and Enterprise Editions
Only) 4-2
4.3 Performing Compilations with a Concurrent-Use License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4.4 Copying Visual Fortran Project Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.5 Changing Installation Options or Reinstalling Visual Fortran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.6 Setting Up Visual Fortran Online Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.7 Redistributing Visual Fortran Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.7.1 Which Files Might Need to be Redistributed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.7.2 Using the Run-Time Redistributables Kit to Redistribute Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4.7.2.1 Array Viewer Run-Time Redistributables Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
4.7.3 Files in the Redistribution Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
4.7.3.1 Redistribution Files for Array Visualizer Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
4.7.4 Redistributing Dynamic-Link Libraries (DLLs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
4.7.5 Redistributing Files by Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
4.8 Increasing the Stack Size for Programs That Use Large Data Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
4.9 Installing Visual Fortran Service Update Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
4.10 Removing Visual Fortran Version 6 (6.0, 6.1, 6.5, 6.5A, or 6.6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
4.11 Removing Visual Fortran Version 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
4.12 Removing Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
4.13 Removing Array Visualizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
4.14 Checking for and Removing Old Environment Variable Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
4.14.1 Removing Environment Variable Definitions on Windows 98 and Windows 95 Systems4-13
4.14.2 Removing Environment Variable Definitions on Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 Systems4-13
4.14.3 Removing Environment Variable Definitions on Windows Me Systems. . . . . . . . . . 4-14
4.15 Updating Include and Library Paths After Installing Visual C++ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
4.16 Installing f90SQL-lite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Chapter 5 Using a Concurrent-Use License 5-1

5.1 What is the License Manager? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.2 Installing the License Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5.3 Obtaining the License Key File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5.4 Configuring the License Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5.5 Running Visual Fortran for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
5.6 How the License Manager Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Chapter 6 Using Visual Fortran 6-1

6.1 What is the Visual Development Environment?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6.2 How to Start the Visual Development Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
6.3 Visual Fortran Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
6.4 Visual Development Environment Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
6.4.1 Floating Windows and Docking Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6.5 Getting Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6.6 Project Configurations and Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
6.7 How to Build an Existing Visual Fortran Project (Celsius) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
6.8 How to Edit a Source File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
6.9 How to Debug a Source File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
6.10 How to Create a New Project Based on Existing Source Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
6.10.1 How to Add Files to a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
6.11 Customizing the Visual Development Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
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6.12 Using the Text Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
6.13 Using the Source Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
6.14 Using the Resource Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
6.15 Using the Debugger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Chapter 7 Product Highlights 7-1

7.1 Using the Sample Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7.2 Compaq Fortran Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
7.3 Using the Command-Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
7.4 Using Compaq Extended Math Library (CXML). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
7.5 Mixed-Language Programming Support with Visual C++ and Visual Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
7.6 Viewing Online Documentation in the HTML Help Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
7.7 Using the Array Visualizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
7.7.1 Array Viewer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
7.7.2 Aview Routines Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
7.7.3 Avis2D and AvisGrid ActiveX (OCX) Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
7.7.4 Enhancements to the Visual Development Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
7.7.5 Array Visualizer Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
7.7.6 Installing Array Visualizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
7.7.7 Starting Array Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
7.7.8 Information about Array Visualizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
7.8 Using the IMSL Libraries (Professional and Enterprise Editions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
7.9 Using f90SQL-lite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
7.10 Using Enterprise Toolkit and Technical Programming Extensions (Enterprise Edition) . . . 7-12
7.11 Support for COM and Automation Objects: Fortran Module Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
7.12 Support for Creating COM Servers (Professional and Enterprise Editions) . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
7.13 Interface Definitions for Routines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
7.13.1 Visual Fortran and Array Visualizer Library Routines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
7.13.2 CXML and IMSL Routines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
7.13.3 Win32 Platform SDK Routines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Chapter 8 Documentation Road Map: Where to Find What You Need 8-1
8.1 Printed (Hardcopy) Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8.1.1 Compaq Fortran Online Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
8.2 Documentation Available in HTML Help Viewer Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
8.2.1 Programmer's Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
8.2.2 Language Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
8.2.3 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
8.2.4 Visual C++ User's Guide (for Visual Fortran) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
8.2.5 Compaq Array Visualizer Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
8.2.6 Platform SDK and SDK Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
8.2.7 Additional HTML Help for the Enterprise Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
8.3 Documentation Available in HTML Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
8.4 Documentation Available in PDF Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
8.4.1 Viewing PDF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
8.4.2 Location of Installing and Getting Started PDF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
8.4.3 Location of CXML PDF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
8.4.4 Location of IMSL PDF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
8.4.5 Location of FLEXlm PDF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
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8.5 Documentation Available in WinHelp Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
8.6 Information About New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
8.7 Where to Find Information About Particular Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Chapter 9 Using the HTML Help Viewer 9-1

9.1 What Is the HTML Help Viewer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
9.2 Displaying the HTML Help Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
9.3 Using the Contents Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
9.4 Navigating by Jumping to Related Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
9.5 Using F1 to Get Context-Sensitive Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
9.6 Using the Index Tab to Locate Topics by Index Keyword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
9.7 Using the Search Tab to Locate Topics by Searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
9.7.1 Basic Search Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
9.7.1.1 Words, Phrases, and Wildcards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
9.8 Using the Favorites Tab for Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
9.9 Changing the Current Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
9.10 Defining and Using Subsets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
9.11 Other HTML Help Viewer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
9.12 Problems Displaying HTML Help Viewer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Chapter 10 Visual Fortran Technical Support 10-1

10.1 Overview of Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
10.2 Types of Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
10.3 Guidelines for Reporting Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Chapter 11 Using the VF Reporter Tool 11-1

11.1 What Is VF Reporter? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
11.2 Starting VF Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
11.3 User Information Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
11.3.1 Tabs in the User Information Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
11.3.2 Buttons in the User Information Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-4
11.4 System Information Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5
11.5 Manually E-Mailing Problem Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6
11.6 Problems Mailing Files with VF Reporter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7
Glossary Glossary-1
Index Index-1
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Figures
3-1 Compaq Visual Fortran Master Setup Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3-2 Setup Install Type Dialog Box (Visual Fortran). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
3-3 Select Folder Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
3-4 Setup Install Type Dialog Box (Array Visualizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
5-1 LMTOOLS Initial Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5-2 Configure Services Tab in LMTOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
5-3 FLEXlm License Finder Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
6-1 Visual Development Environment Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6-2 Setting the Initial Breakpoint in the Debugger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
6-3 Starting the Debugger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
6-4 Using Step Over in the Debugger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
6-5 Viewing the Value of a Variable in the Debugger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
6-6 New Project Type Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
7-1 Compaq Array Viewer Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
9-1 HTML Help Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
9-2 HTML Help Viewer Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
9-3 HTML Help Viewer Window with Contents Displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
11-1 VF Reporter User Information Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
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Tables
1-1 Components of the Visual Fortran Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
3-1 Visual Fortran Installation Components and Subcomponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
6-1 Visual Fortran Main Project Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
6-2 Additional Features of the Debugger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
7-1 Location of Visual Fortran Sample Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
7-2 IMSL Libraries Provided by the Professional and Enterprise Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
8-1 Where to Find Information About Particular Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
9-1 Buttons in the HTML Help Viewer Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
9-2 How to Use the Contents Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
9-3 How to Use Wildcards with the Basic Search Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
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Read Me First
This guide introduces you to Compaq Visual Fortran Version 6.6 and shows you how to
install and use the three editions of the product:
• Standard Edition
• Professional Edition
• Enterprise Edition
Shortcut to Important Information in This Guide

The most important information you need to know to install Visual Fortran is contained
in these sections in this guide:
• System Requirements
See Section 2.1, System Requirements for the Three Editions.
• Reading the Release Notes
The release notes contain important last-minute information. See Section 2.2, Release
Notes.
• Registering Visual Fortran
To install Visual Fortran, you need your registration number. See Section 2.3,
Registration Number, and Section 3.8, Registering Visual Fortran With Compaq.
• Installing Visual Fortran
Visual Fortran provides three installation options: Typical, Custom, and Run From
CD–ROM.
If you are using a Windows 2000 or Windows NT system, you must log into an
account with Administrator privilege to install Visual Fortran.
Complete installation details are provided in Chapter 3, How to Install Visual
Fortran.
• Must-Do Postinstallation Task
After installation, every user must apply the Per-User Setup option. See Section 4.1,
Applying the Visual Fortran Per-User Setup Option. You can also read about other
important postinstallation tasks in Chapter 4, Postinstallation Tasks.
• Using the Visual Development Environment
If you have not previously used the Microsoft visual development environment
(Developer Studio), do the following:
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• Read Chapter 6, Using Visual Fortran.
• Use the Visual Fortran sample programs. See Section 7.1, Using the
Sample Programs.
• Using Online Documentation
Much of the Visual Fortran documentation is provided online in HTML Help
Viewer form. See Section 7.6, Viewing Online Documentation in the HTML
Help Viewer.
Some documentation is provided in PDF format, to be read using the Adobe
Acrobat Reader Version 4.0 or later. See Section 8.4, Documentation
Available in PDF Format.
• Technical Support
Several types of technical support are available from Compaq. If you
encounter problems using Visual Fortran, see Chapter 10, Visual Fortran
Technical Support.
Compaq Fortran Web Site

With an Internet browser, you can view the Compaq Fortran home page at:
http://www.compaq.com/fortran
This Web site contains information about software update patch kits, example
programs, and additional product information.
Chapters in This Guide

This guide contains the following chapters:
• Chapter 1, Summary of Visual Fortran Software Components and Packaging
Describes the software components and packaging of the three Visual Fortran
editions.
• Chapter 2, Prerequisites for Installing Visual Fortran
Describes the system requirements for installing Visual Fortran and provides
information you need to read before installing.
• Chapter 3, How to Install Visual Fortran
Describes the installation procedures for installing Visual Fortran.
• Chapter 4, Postinstallation Tasks
Describes postinstallation tasks required to use Visual Fortran.
• Chapter 5, Using a Concurrent-Use License
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Describes how to install and use the license manager software for sites that
purchased a concurrent-use license.
• Chapter 6, Using Visual Fortran
Shows how to use the Microsoft visual development environment.
• Chapter 7, Product Highlights
Describes the major Visual Fortran software components.
• Chapter 8, Documentation Road Map: Where to Find What You Need
Describes the printed and online documentation available with Visual
Fortran.
• Chapter 9, Using the HTML Help Viewer
Shows how to use the Microsoft HTML Help Viewer to access the Visual
Fortran documentation.
• Chapter 10, Visual Fortran Technical Support
Describes the technical support options available for Visual Fortran.
• Chapter 11, Using the VF Reporter Tool
Describes how to use the Visual Fortran Reporter (VF Reporter) to report
suspected problems or send suggestions to the Visual Fortran team.
Associated Documentation
See Chapter 8, Documentation Road Map: Where to Find What You Need, for
information about all the documentation available with Visual Fortran.
Sending Compaq Your Comments on This Guide

Compaq welcomes your comments on this or any other Compaq Fortran
manual. You can send comments by e-mail to:
[email protected]
If you have suggestions for improving particular sections or find any errors,
please indicate the title, order number, and section numbers. Compaq also
welcomes general comments.
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CHAPTER 1
1
Summary of Visual Fortran Software
Chapter1
Components and Packaging

This chapter contains the following sections:
• 1.1, Visual Fortran Software Components
• 1.2, Visual Fortran Packaging
1.1 Visual Fortran Software Components

Compaq Visual Fortran is available in three editions:
• Standard Edition
• Professional Edition
• Enterprise Edition
1.1.1 Components in All Three Editions

All three editions contain the following software components:
• Compaq Visual Fortran compiler (Fortran 95/90 language) and run-time system.
For more information, see Section 7.2, Compaq Fortran Language.
• Compaq Visual Fortran library routines.
For more information, see Section 7.13.1, Visual Fortran and Array Visualizer
Library Routines.
• Microsoft visual development environment and integrated set of tools.
For more information, see Chapter 6, Using Visual Fortran.
• Visual Fortran command-line interface.
Summary of Visual Fortran Software Components and Packaging 1-1

For more information, see Section 7.3, Using the Command-Line Interface.
• Compaq Extended Math Library (CXML), which consists of a group of math libraries
for use in many different types of scientific and engineering applications.
For more information, see Section 7.4, Using Compaq Extended Math Library
(CXML).
• Mixed-Language Programming with Visual C++ and Visual Basic.
For more information, see Section 7.5, Mixed-Language Programming Support with
Visual C++ and Visual Basic.
• Fortran Module Wizard to simplify the use of functionality available with
Component Object Module (COM) and Automation (OLE Automation) objects.
For more information, see Section 7.11, Support for COM and Automation Objects:
Fortran Module Wizard.
• HTML Help Viewer to let you view a complete set of online documentation,
providing help for every stage of the code development process.
For more information, see Chapter 9, Using the HTML Help Viewer.
• VF Reporter, an automated, simple, e-mail mechanism for reporting suspected
problems or sending suggestions to the Visual Fortran team.
For more information, see Chapter 11, Using the VF Reporter Tool.
• Array Viewer, a demo subset of the Compaq Array Visualizer that lets you view array
files.
For more information, see Section 7.7, Using the Array Visualizer.
• f90SQL-lite from Canaima Software. f90SQL is a library that makes it possible for
Fortran applications to directly read and write data stored in databases that are
compliant with the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) API such as Excel,
Microsoft Access, and Oracle.
For more information, see Section 7.9, Using f90SQL-lite.
Note: These are the major components of Visual Fortran. For a more complete list of
features, see Chapter 7, Product Highlights.
1.1.2 Additional Components in the Professional and

Enterprise Editions
The Professional Edition and Enterprise Edition contain the following additional
components:
• Compaq Array Visualizer, which lets you view array data and graph it in one of
multiple views. The Array Visualizer includes two ActiveX controls, Array
1-2 Compaq Visual Fortran Installing and Getting Started

Visualizer library routines, and the ability to view arrays with Array Viewer in the
debugger.
For more information, see Section 7.7, Using the Array Visualizer.
• IMSL Libraries for Visual Fortran, which include the IMSL Fortran 90 MP Library
and the IMSL FORTRAN 77 Mathematical and Statistical Libraries. The IMSL
libraries are from Visual Numerics.
For more information, see Section 7.8, Using the IMSL Libraries (Professional and
Enterprise Editions).
• Fortran COM server wizard, which allows you to create COM servers in Fortran.
For more information, see Section 7.12, Support for Creating COM Servers
(Professional and Enterprise Editions).
1.1.3 Additional Components in the Enterprise Edition

The Enterprise Edition contains the following additional components:
• Enterprise Toolkit, a suite of tools that extends the reach of the Visual Fortran visual
development environment to let you code, build, and debug applications on Compaq
Tru64™ UNIX and other UNIX and Linux systems.
For more information, see Section 7.10, Using Enterprise Toolkit and Technical
Programming Extensions (Enterprise Edition).
• Technical Programming Extensions (TPE), which enhances the Enterprise Toolkit to
make the job of developing Fortran applications easier.
Programming Extensions (Enterprise Edition).
1.1.4 Components in Table Format

Table 1-1 shows the Visual Fortran components and their availability in table format.
Table 1-1 Components of the Visual Fortran Editions
Standard Professional Enterprise
Component Edition Edition Edition
Compaq Visual Fortran compiler (Fortran 95/90 language) and run-time Yes Yes Yes
system, see Section 7.2.
Compaq Visual Fortran library routines, see Section 7.13.1 Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft visual development environment, see Chapter 6. Yes Yes Yes
Visual Fortran command-line interface, see Section 7.3. Yes Yes Yes
Compaq Extended Math Library (CXML) routines, see Section 7.4. Yes Yes Yes

Table 1-1 Components of the Visual Fortran Editions
Standard Professional Enterprise
Component Edition Edition Edition
Mixed-language programming with Visual C++ and Visual Basic, see Yes Yes Yes
Section 7.5.
Fortran Module Wizard, see Section 7.11 Yes Yes Yes
HTML Help Viewer for online documentation, see Chapter 9. Yes Yes Yes1
VF Reporter, see Chapter 11. Yes Yes Yes
Array Viewer demo subset of the Array Visualizer, see Section 7.7. Yes Yes Yes
f90SQL from Canaima Software, see Section 7.9 Yes Yes Yes
Array Visualizer, see Section 7.7. No Yes Yes
IMSL libraries from Visual Numerics, see Section 7.8. No Yes Yes
Fortran COM server wizard, see Section 7.12. No Yes Yes
Enterprise Toolkit, see Section 7.10. No No Yes
Technical Programming Extensions, see Section 7.10. No No Yes
1. The Enterprise Edition also includes HTML Help versions of the Compaq Tru64 UNIX operating system documentation.
For system requirements for the three editions, see Section 2.1, System Requirements
for the Three Editions.
1.2 Visual Fortran Packaging

Your Visual Fortran kit contains the printed Compaq Fortran Language Reference
Manual, this guide in printed form, the license letter, and certain CD–ROMs.
The CD–ROMs you receive depends on which edition you have purchased:
• Standard Edition, see Section 1.2.1, CD–ROMs for Standard Edition
• Professional Edition, see Section 1.2.2, CD–ROMs for Professional Edition
• Enterprise Edition, see Section 1.2.3, CD–ROMs for Enterprise Edition
For information about the printed manuals, see Section 8.1, Printed (Hardcopy)
Documentation.
The Compaq Visual Fortran Software Product Description (SPD) is available on the
CD–ROM in the root directory. The file is named Cvf_spd_66.txt.
If you have questions about your kit or problems using your CD–ROMs, you can
contact Visual Fortran technical support. See Chapter 10, Visual Fortran Technical
Support.
1.2.1 CD–ROMs for Standard Edition

The Visual Fortran Standard Edition contains the following CD–ROM:

• Compaq Visual Fortran Standard Edition CD–ROM
This CD–ROM lets you install Visual Fortran on a system running the Windows
2000, Windows NT 4, Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95 operating system.
This CD–ROM contains all the software you need for the installation of the Standard
Edition, including Internet Explorer Version 4 Service Pack 1 and Windows NT
Version 4 Service Pack 3 if you don't already have them. It also contains the server
software for the FLEXlm software license manager, to be used if you purchased a
concurrent-use license.
1.2.2 CD–ROMs for Professional Edition

The Visual Fortran Professional Edition contains the following CD–ROMs:
• Compaq Visual Fortran Professional Edition
This CD–ROM lets you install Visual Fortran on a system running the Windows
2000, Windows NT 4, Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95 operating system.
This CD–ROM contains additional software you need for the installation of the
Professional Edition, in particular Internet Explorer Version 4 Service Pack 1 and
Windows NT Version 4 Service Pack 3 if you don't already have them. It also
contains the server software for the FLEXlm software license manager, to be used if
you purchased a concurrent-use license.
• Compaq Array Visualizer
This CD–ROM lets you install the Array Visualizer on a system running the
Windows 2000, Windows NT 4, Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95
operating system.
1.2.3 CD–ROMs for Enterprise Edition

The Visual Fortran Enterprise Edition includes the same three CD–ROMs provided in
the Professional Edition described in Section 1.2.2, CD–ROMs for Professional Edition.
Note that these CD–ROMs are the exact same CD–ROMs and have the same name
(called the Professional Edition).
The Enterprise Edition contains two additional CD–ROMs:
• Enterprise Toolkit
• Technical Programming Extensions
Programming Extensions (Enterprise Edition)

CHAPTER 2
2
Prerequisites for Installing Visual
Chapter2
Fortran
• 2.1, System Requirements for the Three Editions
• 2.2, Release Notes
• 2.3, Registration Number
• 2.4, Optional Software
• 2.5, Considerations for Installing with Visual Studio Products
• 2.6, Considerations for Installing with Visual Fortran Version 5
• 2.7, Considerations for Installing with Visual Fortran Version 6.0, 6.1, or 6.5
• 2.8, Multiple-User License Considerations
• 2.9, Concurrent-Use License Considerations
2.1 System Requirements for the Three Editions

To run the Standard, Professional, or Enterprise Edition of Visual Fortran, you need a
PC with an Intel Pentium series (or 100% compatible) or higher processor (Intel
Pentium 90 or higher recommended) running either:
• Microsoft Windows NT Version 4 operating system with Service Pack 3 or later
installed. (SP3 is provided on the Visual Fortran CD–ROM.)
• Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95 operating
system.
In addition, for the Enterprise Edition there are specific system requirements for the
Enterprise Toolkit and Technical Programming Extensions components (see the
Prerequisites for Installing Visual Fortran 2-1

Installation Guide in the Enterprise Toolkit folder). For example, more hard disk space
is needed for these components as well as a Compaq Tru64 UNIX system running the
Compaq Fortran compiler.
You also need:
• Sufficient memory, as follows:
Operating System Memory Requirements

Windows 2000, 32 megabytes (MB) of available memory (64 MB or more
Windows NT 4, recommended)
Windows Me,
Windows 98,
Windows 95
• CD–ROM drive. Your system should have 32-bit CD–ROM drivers installed.
• Hard disk with enough disk space to install the options you need:
Edition Hard Disk Space

Standard Requires 32 MB to run from CD–ROM and up to 340 MB to install all
components. Installing Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 4 requires
an additional 48 MB.
Professional Requires 34 MB to run from CD–ROM and up to 400 MB to install all
components. Installing Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 4 requires
an additional 48 MB. Installing the Array Visualizer requires from 8 to
20 MB.
Enterprise Same as Professional Edition, plus additional disk space for Enterprise
Toolkit PC components and Technical Programming Extensions on the
PC (approximately 160 to 200 MB) and storage on a Compaq Tru64
UNIX system for Enterprise Toolkit server components and Technical
Programming Extensions (approximately 90 MB).
The Visual Fortran setup process lets you select installation options and provides you
with the disk space requirements for the options you select. It then checks to make
sure you have enough space before copying files.
• VGA monitor (17-inch SVGA monitor recommended).
• Mouse or compatible pointing device.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 4 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later, to view the
online documentation in the HTML Help Viewer. IE Version 4 SP1 is provided on
the Visual Fortran CD–ROM for all editions.
• On a Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 system, an Administrator account. You must
install Visual Fortran and Internet Explorer from an account with Administrator
privilege.

2.2 Release Notes
Before installing, you should read the Visual Fortran release notes, which are available
in text format to be opened in an editor and HTML format to be opened in a Web
browser.
You can read the release notes by opening the Relnotes.txt file or the Relnotes.htm file
located in the root directory of the Visual Fortran CD–ROM. (Or use the Compaq
Visual Fortran Master Setup Window, described in Section 3.3, Using the Visual
Fortran Master Setup Window.)
After installation, look at the Release Notes item in the Compaq Visual Fortran 6
program folder. Or you can read the Relnotes.txt file or the Relnotes.htm file installed
in:
\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Df98
2.3 Registration Number

Your registration number (installation number) is located on the Visual Fortran
CD–ROM clear sleeve and also on your license letter. With multiple-user license kits,
use the registration number on the license letter.
Note: Keep your registration number (or a copy of it) in a safe place.
You will need your registration number:
• During installation (at first installation and any subsequent reinstallation).
• To register Visual Fortran with Compaq.
• If you later purchase a product upgrade kit (such as to upgrade Visual Fortran
between major versions). The installation procedure asks for both the old and the new
registration numbers.
• When you need technical support.
Registering Visual Fortran with Compaq confirms that you are a legally registered user
and allows you to receive:
• Special offers from Compaq related to Visual Fortran upgrades and related products
• Information about Visual Fortran product use
• A free copy of the Visual Fortran electronic newsletter
To register your product with Compaq, use the procedure provided after you install
Visual Fortran components. See Section 3.8, Registering Visual Fortran With Compaq.
With the Visual Fortran Enterprise Edition, use the registration number on the Visual
Fortran Professional Edition folder (or license letter) to install Visual Fortran and Array

Visualizer. To install the Enterprise Toolkit components, see Section 3.7, Installing
Enterprise Toolkit and TPE Components (Enterprise Edition).
For information on available technical support, see Chapter 10, Visual Fortran
Technical Support.
2.4 Optional Software

You can extend the capabilities of Visual Fortran by using it with the following software
products not included with the Visual Fortran product:
• Microsoft Excel to graph your data. For example, the Autodice Sample shows how
you can use Automation to export Fortran data to Excel. See Section 7.1, Using the
Sample Programs.
For more information, see the Excel Web site at:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/excel
• Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for managing project source files, including version
control.
For more information, see the Visual SourceSafe Web site at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/ssafe/
Users of the Visual Fortran Standard Edition might want to use the following software
provided only in the Professional and Enterprise Editions:
• Compaq Array Visualizer, which lets you view array data and graph it in one of
multiple views.
• IMSL Libraries for Visual Fortran, which include the IMSL Fortran 90 MP Library
and the IMSL Mathematical and Statistical libraries.
• Fortran COM server wizard, which allows you to create COM servers in Fortran.
For information on how to upgrade from the Standard Edition, See the Visual Fortran
Web page at:
2.5 Considerations for Installing with Visual Studio Products

You should install any Microsoft Visual Studio Version 6 products before you install
Visual Fortran Version 6.6. If you installed Visual C++ after installing Visual Fortran,
see Section 4.15, Updating Include and Library Paths After Installing Visual C++.
Once you install Visual Fortran, you can run it within the Microsoft Developer Studio
visual development environment.

Before you install Visual Fortran on a system where Microsoft Visual Studio products
are installed, you need to be aware of the following:
• Visual Fortran Version 6.6 uses the same development environment as Visual Fortran
Versions 6.0, 6.1, and 6.5 and Microsoft Visual C++ Version 6.0. This allows you to
easily create applications that include code from both languages. Visual Studio
products of the same version are designed to work together and should be installed in
the same directory. By default, Visual Fortran will be installed into the same
directory as your other Visual Studio products. Problems can arise if you choose to
install in different directories.
• If you attempt to use Visual Fortran with other Visual Studio tools of a different
version of Visual Studio that are installed in the same directory location, you may
encounter unexpected run-time errors and other problems. For example, you cannot
install Visual Fortran Version 6 in the same directory where Visual C++ Version 5 is
installed.
With Visual Fortran Version 5, the default installation directories are:
\Program Files\DevStudio
\Program Files\DevStudio\Df
\Program Files\DevStudio\Vc

\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common
\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Vc98
• When you install Visual Fortran and a compatible version of Visual C++ with the
Microsoft MSDN online documentation, the current collection of HTML Help titles
is used when you use the search, index, or contents functions. To change the current
online documentation collection in use by the HTML Help Viewer, see Section 9.11,
Other HTML Help Viewer Features.
• If you need to use language products that use a different version of the Microsoft
visual development environment (or a different development environment) than
Visual Fortran, you cannot use the Visual Studio environment to create all parts of the
mixed-language application.
When other languages in a mixed-language application use a different version of
Microsoft's visual development environment, you can copy object files into your
project workspace, add them to your project, and use the visual development
environment to link them into your application.

2.6 Considerations for Installing with Visual Fortran Version 5
Before you install Visual Fortran Version 6.6 on a system where Visual Fortran Version
5 is installed, you need to be aware of the following:
• You must not install Visual Fortran Version 6.6 in the same directory used for Visual
Fortran Version 5.
\Program Files\DevStudio
\Program Files\DevStudio\Df
\Program Files\DevStudio\Vc
With Visual Fortran Version 6.6, the default installation directories are:
\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Vc98
• If you might use Visual Fortran Version 5 and Version 6.6 for the same projects,
consider making a copy of each project directory and its files. The project file formats
differ between Version 5 and Version 6.6. Visual Fortran will ask you whether you
want to convert the project to the Version 6 format.
For more information, see Section 4.4, Copying Visual Fortran Project Files.
• You can remove Visual Fortran Version 5 before or after you install Version 6.6.
However, if you remove Visual Fortran Version 5 after you install Version 6.6, you
need to reinstall Visual Fortran Version 6.6 with the same options as the current
installation to reset the registry entries that are removed when you remove Visual
Fortran Version 5.
To remove Visual Fortran Version 5, follow the procedure in Section 4.11, Removing
Visual Fortran Version 5.
• When you installed Visual Fortran Version 5, if you allowed the setup process to
update your environment variables, you need to remove these changes manually. See
Section 4.14, Checking for and Removing Old Environment Variable Definitions.
2.7 Considerations for Installing with Visual Fortran Version

6.0, 6.1, or 6.5
Visual Fortran Version 6.6 is considered an update to Version 6 and not a major version
release. There are no released versions of Visual Fortran numbered 6.2, 6.3, or 6.4.
Visual Fortran Version 6.6 must be installed in the same directory tree as any previous
installation of Version 6.0, 6.1, or 6.5, unless you remove the previous installation from
the system. Version 6.0, 6.1, 6.5, and 6.6 cannot coexist on the same system.

You can do either of the following:
• Install Version 6.6 in the same directory location as Version 6.0, 6.1, or 6.5, which
will overwrite the previous installation.
• Install Version 6.6 in another directory location after removing Version 6.0, 6.1, or
6.5 from the system. For information, see Section 4.10, Removing Visual Fortran
Version 6 (6.0, 6.1, 6.5, 6.5A, or 6.6).
2.8 Multiple-User License Considerations

If you purchased a multiple-user license, you receive a single Visual Fortran kit and one
license letter which grants permission to install on up to the indicated number of PCs.
Use the same registration number on each PC.
Purchasing the multiple-user license allows you to install Visual Fortran in a dedicated
networked environment from a server to conserve disk space. To install Visual Fortran
in a dedicated networked environment from a server:
1 Copy the Visual Fortran CD–ROM media to a server's hard disk.
2 Make the copied Visual Fortran CD–ROM root directory a share on the server,
accessible to licensed PCs on which Visual Fortran will be installed.
3 For each system on which you will install Visual Fortran, map a network drive to the
server. Install Visual Fortran from that mapped network drive as if it were the Visual
Fortran CD–ROM (click setup.exe). You can select the Run from CD–ROM
installation option to conserve local hard disk space. Alternatively, you can select a
Custom installation and minimize the disk space used by not selecting software
components that can be run from CD–ROM. See Section 3.9, Running Visual Fortran
All or Partially from CD–ROM.
Instead of requiring that the CD–ROM be mounted for certain tasks (such as opening
Platform SDK online documentation), Visual Fortran accesses the mapped network
drive from which installation occurred.
Depending on the locations of systems and network availability, the users of the
multiple-user license can include a mixture of network installations from the server and
traditional (local disk) installations.
For example, if a user’s system is located where dedicated network access is not
available (for example, only dial-up networking is available), you should perform a
traditional single-user Visual Fortran installation. In this case, select a Custom
installation and consider installing all components on the local hard disk because neither
the shared CD–ROM nor the networked drive will always be available for the Run from
CD–ROM installation option.

With the Professional and Enterprise Editions, Array Visualizer should be installed as
usual on each local system's hard disk, because Array Visualizer does not support the
Run from CD–ROM option.
Regardless of how it is installed, when the Visual Fortran installation asks for your
registration number, use the separate registration numbers provided on each license
letter for each system.
If you have any license-related questions, please carefully read your license letter, or
contact Compaq technical support. See Chapter 10, Visual Fortran Technical Support.
2.9 Concurrent-Use License Considerations

If you purchased a concurrent-use (network) license, you will receive a single Visual
Fortran kit and a single license.
For details, see Chapter 5, Using a Concurrent-Use License.

CHAPTER 3
3
How to Install Visual Fortran
Chapter3

• 3.1, Starting the Installation
• 3.2, Activating the Visual Fortran Master Setup Window
• 3.3, Using the Visual Fortran Master Setup Window
• 3.4, Installing Visual Fortran
• 3.5, Installing Array Viewer (Standard Edition)
• 3.6, Installing Array Visualizer (Professional and Enterprise Editions)
• 3.7, Installing Enterprise Toolkit and TPE Components (Enterprise Edition)
• 3.8, Registering Visual Fortran With Compaq
• 3.9, Running Visual Fortran All or Partially from CD–ROM
• 3.10, Visual Fortran Program Folder Contents
• 3.11, After Installation: Must-Do Task
Note: Before you begin installing, be sure to read the relevant information in Chapter 2,
Prerequisites for Installing Visual Fortran, particularly sections about the registration
number and considerations for installing with Visual Studio and with previous
versions of Visual Fortran.
3.1 Starting the Installation

To install any edition (Standard, Professional, or Enterprise) of Visual Fortran, do the
following:
1 Start Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows NT 4, Windows Me, Windows 98, or
Windows 95. If your system is already started, close all applications currently in use.
How to Install Visual Fortran 3-1

2 If you are using a Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 system, log into an account with
Administrator privilege.
3 Locate the Visual Fortran CD–ROM in your kit and insert it into your system's CD–
ROM drive.
4 Use the Compaq Visual Fortran Master Setup Window to continue the installation.
The Visual Fortran Master Setup Window appears if the version of Visual Fortran on
the Visual Fortran CD–ROM has not been previously installed on your system. Go to
Section 3.3, Using the Visual Fortran Master Setup Window and continue the setup
process.
The Visual Fortran Master Setup Window does not appear if the same version of
Visual Fortran has been previously installed; this allows use of the Run from CD–
ROM option (described in Section 3.9, Running Visual Fortran All or Partially from
CD–ROM).
If the Visual Fortran Master Setup Window does not appear, go to Section 3.2,
Activating the Visual Fortran Master Setup Window and follow the instructions.
3.2 Activating the Visual Fortran Master Setup Window

To activate the Visual Fortran Master Setup Window, you can use the Control Panel, the
My Computer icon, or the Run menu item:
Using the Control Panel:
1 From the Start menu, move the pointer to Settings.
2 Click Control Panel; the Control Panel window appears.
3 Click Add/Remove Programs; a dialog box appears.
4 Click the Install button (in the Install/Uninstall tab).
5 After inserting the Visual Fortran CD–ROM, click the Next> button.
6 Click Finish.
Using the My Computer icon:
1 In My Computer, double-click the CD–ROM drive to display the contents of the
Visual Fortran CD–ROM.
2 Double-click the Setup icon to start the setup process.
Using the Run menu item:
1 From the Start menu, click Run.
2 Enter the drive letter followed by a colon and \setup.exe. For example, if your
CD–ROM drive is your D drive, enter: d:\setup.exe

3 Click Enter.
After the Visual Fortran Master Setup Window appears, go to Section 3.3, Using the
Visual Fortran Master Setup Window and follow the instructions.
3.3 Using the Visual Fortran Master Setup Window

Figure 3-1 shows the Visual Fortran Master Setup window.
Figure 3-1 Compaq Visual Fortran Master Setup Window
The Master Setup window lets you select one of the following options:
• Install Visual Fortran
Click this button to begin installing Compaq Visual Fortran.
• View Release Notes
Click this button to view the Visual Fortran release notes. The release notes are
displayed in the Notepad or Wordpad text editor.
After installation, you can read the release notes online by using the Visual Fortran
program folder (click Start, then Programs, then Compaq Visual Fortran 6, then
Release Notes) or by viewing the Relnotes.txt file or the Relnotes.htm file in the
following directory:
• Exit
Click this button to exit the setup process.

3.4 Installing Visual Fortran
If you have not done so already, activate the Compaq Visual Fortran Master Setup
window. (See Section 3.2, Activating the Visual Fortran Master Setup Window.)
These sections describe the two basic steps for installing Visual Fortran:
• 3.4.1, How to Display the Setup Install Type Dialog Box
• 3.4.2, Specifying Installation Options and Destination Directories
3.4.1 How to Display the Setup Install Type Dialog Box

Follow these steps to bring up the Setup Install Type dialog box:
1 The setup process asks if you want to view the Readme file. If you click Yes, the file
is displayed in the Notepad or Wordpad text editor. After you read the file, close the
text editor.
2 The Welcome dialog box requests that you discontinue using other applications
during the setup process. (You can minimize the Master Setup window to access the
other applications.)
After closing other applications, click the Next> button to proceed.
3 The setup process checks to see if required software is installed and, if not, installs it.
Windows NT systems only: The setup process checks to see whether Service Pack 3
(or a later service pack) has been installed. If SP3 (or later) is not installed, a dialog
box appears asking whether you want to install it now. You must install SP3 to
continue with the installation. See Section 3.4.3, Installing Service Pack 3 (Windows
NT Systems Only).
All systems: The setup process checks to see whether Microsoft Internet Explorer
Version 4 (or later) is installed. If it is not installed, a dialog box appears asking
whether you want to install it now. It is highly recommended that you install it now.
See Section 3.4.4, Installing Internet Explorer.
4 If the setup process detects that Service Pack 3 is installed for Windows NT systems
and that Internet Explorer is installed, the License Terms dialog box appears.
The License Terms dialog box requests that you view the terms of the Visual Fortran
license. If you accept the terms, Click the I Accept button.
5 The Registration dialog box appears.
Enter your name and your company's name.
Carefully enter your registration number into the four fields displayed. Your
registration is on the front of the Visual Fortran folder and also on your license letter.

For a multiple-user license kit, see Section 2.8, Multiple-User License
Considerations.
If you purchased a product upgrade kit (such as to upgrade Visual Fortran between
major versions), the setup process may ask for both the old and the new registration
numbers.
As you enter the number, the cursor moves to the next field. If you need to make a
correction, you can move the cursor to a different field:
• To return to a previous field, either click on that field or press the Shift+Tab keys
(hold down Shift and press the Tab key).
• To move to the next field, either click on the field or click the Tab key.
Click on one of the following buttons:
• Click the Next> button to proceed with the next screen.
• Click the <Back button to return to the previous dialog box.
• Click the Cancel button to exit the Visual Fortran setup process.
6 The Registration Confirmation dialog box appears. Click Yes or No as appropriate. If
you click No, the Registration dialog box reappears to let you enter the correct
information.
7 The setup process searches for installed components and displays the Setup Install
Type dialog box, as shown in Figure 3-2. This dialog box lets you specify installation
options and destination directories.
Figure 3-2 Setup Install Type Dialog Box (Visual Fortran)

3.4.2 Specifying Installation Options and Destination
Directories
Installation Options
The options are:
• The Typical option installs the most common Visual Fortran components and
subcomponents.
Table 3-1 lists the installation components and subcomponents and shows which ones
are included in a Typical installation.
Table 3-1 Visual Fortran Installation Components and Subcomponents
Included in
Typical
Component and Subcomponent Name Installation?
IMSL Numerical Libraries
(Professional and Enterprise Editions only)
IMSL Modules, Libraries, Includes and Messages Yes
IMSL Online Help Yes
IMSL Sample Programs No
CXML Libraries No
Sample Programs No
Books Online
Documentation Viewer and Indices Yes
Visual Fortran Books Online Yes
Developer Studio Books Online Yes
Win32 SDK Books Online Yes
Supplemental Tools
Profiler Yes
Process Viewer Yes
WinDiff Yes
Windows Tools Yes
Ole Tools Yes
Fortran Compiler, Tools, and Libraries1 Yes
Microsoft Developer Studio1 Yes
1. To view all the items during a Custom installation, use the horizontal scroll bar.
If you choose the Typical installation option and later want to add additional
components, you can perform a Custom installation without removing Visual
Fortran. See Section 4.5, Changing Installation Options or Reinstalling Visual
Fortran.

• The Custom option lets you select each component and subcomponent separately.
If you choose Custom and click Next>, the Custom Options Selection dialog box
appears.
This dialog box lets you scroll the list of available components and select the check
box for each component you want installed. It also displays:
• The estimated disk space required by each component
• The total size required by the selected components
• The disk space available on the specified drive
If you are installing Visual Fortran components on multiple drives, the Space
Available number applies only to the drive on which the files for the Microsoft
Developer Studio component are to be installed.
In the Custom Options Selection dialog box, when you turn on certain components,
such as Books Online, you can click the Change button to view the sizes and check
each subcomponent you want to install.
When you turn on a component that does not have any subcomponents, the Change
button is dimmed.
• The Run From CD–ROM option installs a minimal set of shared Visual Studio files
on the hard disk, but components will be run from the Visual Fortran CD–ROM. The
CD–ROM must be mounted to use Visual Fortran components. See Section 3.9,
Running Visual Fortran All or Partially from CD–ROM.
To determine the disk space available for the current destination directory, select the
Custom option, view the disk space available, and then click the <Back button to allow
you to select one of the three installation options.
The displayed disk space numbers are calculated conservatively as if none of the files
exist in the destination directories. For example, if you are installing a newer version of
Visual Fortran Version 6 in the same location as an older version of Version 6 (such as
Version 6.0), the actual disk space required will be less than the calculated disk space
displayed.
Destination Directories
The Destination Directories box (lower part of screen) shows the default destination
directories.
If you are installing a new version of Visual Fortran, the default directories will be
placed on your system disk (shown below as C:), as follows:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Df98
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98
If you are installing a version of Visual Fortran on a system where Microsoft Visual
Studio products are installed (such as Visual C++), the directories will be where the

Visual Studio components were installed. Be sure to read Section 2.5, Considerations
for Installing with Visual Studio Products, before you install Visual Fortran.
If you are installing a version of Visual Fortran on a dual-boot system (such as Windows
98 and Windows NT), you need to specify different directories (or disks) for the
installation of Visual Fortran under each operating system.
To change disk devices, click the top Directory button and select a different disk device
from the drop-down list. On whichever disk device you select, Compaq recommends
that you specify the top-level directory as:
To specify a different directory, click the appropriate Directory button.
If you are installing a newer version of Version 6 or reinstalling Visual Fortran, the
setup process will replace (install over the location of) the existing version by default.
For more information on changing installation options or reinstalling Visual Fortran, see
Section 4.5, Changing Installation Options or Reinstalling Visual Fortran.
Continue the installation, following the steps below. You can use the <Back and Next>
buttons to move through the installation selections.
1 When you have selected the installation option and destination directories in the
Setup Install Type dialog box, click the Next> button. Then, if you chose the Custom
option, click Next> in the Custom Options Selection dialog box.
2 The Select Folder dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 3-3 for a Windows NT
system.
Figure 3-3 Select Folder Dialog Box
The Select Folder dialog box asks you to:

• View and optionally change the Program Folder name.

For the folder name, use the same set of characters allowed for file names.
• On a Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 system, choose whether you want Visual
Fortran installed:
– As a personal folder available only to the account being used for installation
– In a common folder available to other users
3 Make your selection and click the Next> button.
Note: When you click the Next> button in the Select Folder dialog box, installation begins.
4 After you click the Next> button, the setup process displays the message ‘Setup is
checking space requirements’ while it determines the exact amount of disk space
needed. A message is displayed if you do not have enough disk space.
The setup process copies files to the destination directories, updates registry entries,
and creates Program Folder entries and icons.
5 The Environment Variable Update dialog box appears, asking whether you want to
update certain environment variables for use with an MS-DOS command prompt.
This environment variable update is not necessary if you use the Visual Fortran
command prompt for any command-line use of Visual Fortran. It is also not
necessary if you use Visual Fortran only from the visual development environment.
Note that the Visual Fortran command prompt is installed automatically during the
setup process. See Section 7.3, Using the Command-Line Interface.
If you decide to allow your environment variables to be updated, on Windows 98 or
Windows 95 systems, Visual Fortran modifies your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to insert a CALL
command that executes the DFVars.bat file. On Windows 2000, Windows Me, and
Windows NT 4 systems, the installation sets system-side environment variables, as
described in Section 4.14, Checking for and Removing Old Environment Variable
Definitions.
6 The setup process asks if you want to register your product now. See Section 3.8,
Registering Visual Fortran With Compaq.
If you are installing the Standard Edition, continue the installation by going to Section
3.5, Installing Array Viewer (Standard Edition).
If you are installing the Professional or Enterprise Edition, continue the installation by
going to Section 3.6, Installing Array Visualizer (Professional and Enterprise Editions).
3.4.3 Installing Service Pack 3 (Windows NT Systems Only)

If Service Pack 3 is not installed, the setup process requests that you install it.
To install SP3:

1 Click the Yes button to begin installation of SP3. The Welcome to Service Pack Setup
window appears.
2 Follow the displayed instructions.
Your system will reboot after SP3 is installed.
After the reboot, resume installing Visual Fortran, as described in Section 3.4.1, How to
Display the Setup Install Type Dialog Box.
3.4.4 Installing Internet Explorer

If Internet Explorer Version 4 Service Pack 1 or later is not installed, the setup process
requests that you install it. Internet Explorer Version 4 is provided on the Visual Fortran
CD–ROM.
Note: To view Visual Fortran online documentation in the HTML Help Viewer, you must
install Internet Explorer before you install Visual Fortran. On a Windows 2000 or
Windows NT 4 system, you must install Internet Explorer from an account with
If you choose not to install Internet Explorer when prompted, you will need to install
Internet Explorer and then reinstall Visual Fortran later to be able to view Visual
Fortran online documentation in the HTML Help Viewer.
To install Internet Explorer:
1 Click the Yes button to begin installation of Internet Explorer. The Internet Explorer
4.01 SP1 Active Setup window appears.
2 View and accept the Internet Explorer license agreement. A minimum installation is
sufficient to view HTML Help online documentation.
3 Files are copied to your system disk. Follow the displayed instructions.
Your system will reboot after Internet Explorer is installed.
After the reboot, resume installing Visual Fortran, as described in Section 3.4.1, How to
Display the Setup Install Type Dialog Box.
3.5 Installing Array Viewer (Standard Edition)

If you are installing the Standard Edition, as the final step in the installation, the setup
process asks you whether you want to install the Compaq Array Viewer, a subset of the
Compaq Array Visualizer.
Follow these steps to install the Array Viewer:

during the setup process. (You can minimize the setup window to access the other
applications.)
After closing other applications (if any), click the Next> button to proceed.
2 The Choose Destination Path dialog box asks you to specify the Destination Path, or
click the Browse button to specify the correct directory location. The default location
is: C:\Program Files\ArrayVisualizer
If you are installing the Array Viewer on a dual-boot system (such as Windows 98
and Windows NT), you need to specify different directories (or disks) for the
installation of Array Viewer or Array Visualizer under each operating system.
3 The License Terms dialog box requests that you view the terms of the Array Viewer
license. If you accept the terms, click the I Accept button.
4 The Select Folder dialog box appears, asking you to:
• On a Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 system, choose whether you want the
Array Viewer installed:
Note: When you click the Next> button in the Select Folder dialog box, installation
begins.
After you click the Next> button, the setup process displays the message ‘Setup is
and creates a Program Folder entries and icons. The program folder item is called
Compaq Array Visualizer.
5 If it appears, the Restart Windows dialog box asks whether you want to reboot
Windows now or later.
6 The Setup Complete dialog box asks you to register Visual Fortran. See Section 3.8,
Note: To install the Compaq Array Viewer at a later time after you have completed the
installation of Visual Fortran, on the Visual Fortran Standard Edition CD–ROM
double-click the following file: \X86\Arrview\Setup.exe
After installation, perform certain postinstallation tasks described in Chapter 4,
Postinstallation Tasks.

3.6 Installing Array Visualizer (Professional and Enterprise
Editions)
If you are installing the Professional or Enterprise Editions, after you install the Visual
Fortran CD–ROM, the setup process asks you whether you want to install the Compaq
Array Visualizer.
If you reply Yes, the Array Visualizer Kit Location dialog box appears.
Insert the Compaq Array Visualizer CD–ROM into your system's CD–ROM drive and
click Next>.
Follow these steps to install the Array Visualizer:
during the setup process. (You can minimize the setup window to access the other
applications.)
After closing other applications (if any), click the Next> button to proceed.
The License Terms dialog box requests that you view the terms of the Array
Visualizer license. If you accept the terms, click the I Accept button.
2 The Registration dialog box appears.
Your information will probably be displayed. If not, see Section 3.4.1, How to
Display the Setup Install Type Dialog Box, for details about how to enter your
registration number. Click Next> to continue.
3 The Registration Confirmation dialog box appears. Click Yes or No as appropriate. If
you click No, the Registration dialog box reappears to let you enter the correct
information.
4 The Setup Install Type dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 3-4.

Figure 3-4 Setup Install Type Dialog Box (Array Visualizer)
This dialog box lets you specify the type of installation and destination directory. The
types are:
• Typical installs all components except Array Visualizer Samples.
• Run-time installs only run-time components, which includes the Array Viewer.
• Complete installs all components.
Choose the default Destination Directory or click the Browse button to specify another
location.
If you are installing the Array Visualizer on a dual-boot system (such as Windows 98
and Windows NT), you need to specify different directories (or disks) for the
installation of Array Visualizer under each operating system.
Click one of the following buttons:
• Next> to proceed with the next screen.
• <Back to return to the previous dialog box.
• Cancel to exit the Visual Fortran setup process.
5 The Select Folder dialog box appears and asks you to:
• On a Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 system, choose whether you want Array
Visualizer installed:

Note: When you click the Next> button in the Select Folder dialog box, installation begins.
After you click the Next> button, the setup process displays the message ‘Setup is
and creates Program Folder entries and icons.
6 The Setup Complete dialog box asks you to register Visual Fortran. See Section 3.8,
If you are installing the Enterprise Edition, continue the installation by going to Section
3.7, Installing Enterprise Toolkit and TPE Components (Enterprise Edition).
If you are not installing the Enterprise Edition, perform certain postinstallation tasks
described in Chapter 4.
3.7 Installing Enterprise Toolkit and TPE Components

(Enterprise Edition)
For information about the CD–ROMs provided with the Enterprise Edition, see Section
1.2, Visual Fortran Packaging.
You install the Enterprise Toolkit components for the Enterprise Edition after you have
completed the Visual Fortran and Array Visualizer installations.
With the Enterprise Edition, some components are installed on the PC and some
components are installed on the UNIX server system.
To install the Enterprise Toolkit and Technical Programming Extensions (TPE):
1 Read the instructions in the Installation Guides provided in the Enterprise Toolkit and
TPE CD–ROM folders.
2 Use the CD–ROMs provided in the two folders.
3 Use the Registration numbers provided on the back of the two folders during the
installation.
4 At the end of the Enterprise Toolkit installation, you’ll be asked if you want to
proceed with the TPE installation. You can choose to install TPE immediately or
decline and install it later.
After installation, perform certain postinstallation tasks described in Chapter 4,
Postinstallation Tasks.

3.8 Registering Visual Fortran With Compaq
After you install Visual Fortran and its associated software components, the Setup
Complete dialog box appears. Click OK to register Visual Fortran online (this requires
Internet access).
It is important that you register your purchase of Compaq Visual Fortran and also keep
your registration information (such as your e-mail address) up-to-date. Registration
entitles you to exclusive benefits, such as the Visual Fortran Newsletter, and provides a
record of your serial number should you misplace it.
Concurrent licensing users need to perform a separate registration to obtain the license
key (see Chapter 5, Using a Concurrent-Use License), but concurrent licensing users
should also register their Visual Fortran purchase.
Use a Web browser to access the following Web site and follow the displayed
instructions:
http://www.compaq.com/fortran/register
Note that you can use this Web site to update your registration information later (for
example, to change your e-mail address).
For more information, see Section 2.3, Registration Number.
For information about registering your license for concurrent use, see Chapter 5, Using a
Concurrent-Use License.
The Restart Windows dialog box may appear to ask whether you want to reboot
Windows now or later.
3.9 Running Visual Fortran All or Partially from CD–ROM

When you install Visual Fortran to run from CD–ROM, you do not have to install all
components on your local hard disk. If you want, you can use the files that make up
these components directly from the CD–ROM when you need them.
Although this can save you hard disk space, there is usually a performance penalty for
the component involved (although the amount of slowdown depends on the speed of
your CD–ROM drive). To determine if a particular component can run from CD–ROM,
during a Custom installation, the component's description in the options selection ends
with the following words: ‘This component can be used directly from the CD–ROM.’.
You can run certain components from the Visual Fortran CD–ROM if they are not
installed on your disk. For example, you can:
• Select certain HTML Help Viewer Books Online titles (from the Contents window)
that have not been installed. The system will request that you mount the Visual
Fortran CD–ROM.

• Select certain Supplementary Tools (by clicking on their icon) that have not been
installed. The system will request that you mount the Visual Fortran CD–ROM.
• View, copy, or print the Samples and Release Notes files directly from the Visual
Fortran CD–ROM at any time. The various Samples are in the \info\Df\Samples
directory on the Visual Fortran CD–ROM. You can read the Visual Fortran release
notes by using the Compaq Visual Fortran Master Setup Window.
With multiple-user license server installations, the contents of the Visual Fortran CD–
ROM as copied to the hard disk location are used instead of the actual CD–ROM.
For information, see Section 2.8, Multiple-User License Considerations.
You also can choose to run Visual Fortran directly from the CD–ROM by selecting the
Run from CD–ROM option during the setup process. If you select this option, a
minimum of local hard disk space will be used. However, the Visual Fortran CD–ROM
must be inserted into your CD–ROM drive to use any component of Visual Fortran.
For more information, see Section 4.5, Changing Installation Options or Reinstalling
Visual Fortran.
3.10 Visual Fortran Program Folder Contents

After installation, a Visual Fortran program folder appears. To see the items in the
folder:
1 From the Start menu, click Programs.
2 Click Compaq Visual Fortran 6 to display the items you have installed.
Depending on the Visual Fortran edition you installed and the installation options you
chose, the items are:
• Dependency Walker
A Windows tool for analyzing executable and dynamic-link library (DLL) files.
• Developer Studio
Starts the visual development environment. See Chapter 6, Using Visual Fortran.
• Error Lookup
A Windows tool for viewing error message text.
• Fortran Command Prompt
Brings up a command-line window with the appropriate Visual Fortran environment
variables already executed. See Section 7.3, Using the Command-Line Interface.
• Fortran Module Wizard

Helps you develop Fortran clients for COM and automation servers. See Section
7.11, Support for COM and Automation Objects: Fortran Module Wizard.
• Help Workshop
Windows tool to let you create WinHelp (HLP) files for user-developed applications.
• IMSL Fortran 90 MP Library Help
The online documentation for IMSL. See Section 7.8, Using the IMSL Libraries
(Professional and Enterprise Editions) and Section 8.4, Documentation Available in
PDF Format. (Note: Available in Professional and Enterprise Editions only.)
• IMSL Fortran 90 MP Library Read Me
The readme file for IMSL. See Section 7.8, Using the IMSL Libraries (Professional
and Enterprise Editions). (Note: Available in Professional and Enterprise Editions
only.)
• OLE-COM Object Viewer
A Windows tool that displays details about an OLE or COM object.
• Online Documentation
Brings up the HTML Help Viewer to display the Visual Fortran online
documentation without displaying Developer Studio. See Chapter 9, Using the
HTML Help Viewer.
• Online Registration
Helps you register your Visual Fortran product. See Section 3.8, Registering Visual
Fortran With Compaq.
• Per-User Setup
Needs to be applied once for each user after installation. See Section 4.1, Applying
the Visual Fortran Per-User Setup Option.
• Process Viewer
A Windows tool that displays information about your PC and its system processes.
• Read Me
Displays the Visual Fortran readme file.
• Release Notes
Displays the Visual Fortran release notes. See Section 2.2, Release Notes.
• Spy++
A Windows tool that gives you a graphical view of the system’s processes, threads,
windows, and window messages.
• VF Reporter

A tool for reporting suspected problems or sending suggestions to the Visual Fortran
team. See Chapter 11, Using the VF Reporter Tool.
• WinDiff
A Windows tool that lets you compare and modify the contents of files and
directories.
3.10.1 Array Visualizer Program Folder Contents

If you installed the Array Visualizer, an Array Visualizer program folder appears. To
see the items in the folder:
2 Click Compaq Array Visualizer to display the items you have installed.
The items are:
• Array Viewer
• Array Visualizer Documentation (in HTML Help Viewer format)
• Array Visualizer Readme
• Array Visualizer Release Notes
3.11 After Installation: Must-Do Task

After installation, every user needs to apply the Per-User Setup option before using
Visual Fortran. This must be done no matter what operating system is in use or what
type of license you purchased. See Section 4.1, Applying the Visual Fortran Per-User
Setup Option.
Note: To start Visual Fortran, see Section 6.2, How to Start the Visual Development
Environment.

CHAPTER 4
4
Postinstallation Tasks
Chapter4

• 4.1, Applying the Visual Fortran Per-User Setup Option
• 4.2, Specifying the COM Server Wizard as a Developer Studio Add-in (Professional
and Enterprise Editions Only)
• 4.3, Performing Compilations with a Concurrent-Use License
• 4.4, Copying Visual Fortran Project Files
• 4.5, Changing Installation Options or Reinstalling Visual Fortran
• 4.6, Setting Up Visual Fortran Online Documentation
• 4.7, Redistributing Visual Fortran Files
• 4.8, Increasing the Stack Size for Programs That Use Large Data Arrays
• 4.9, Installing Visual Fortran Service Update Kits
• 4.10, Removing Visual Fortran Version 6 (6.0, 6.1, 6.5, 6.5A, or 6.6)
• 4.11, Removing Visual Fortran Version 5
• 4.12, Removing Internet Explorer
• 4.13, Removing Array Visualizer
• 4.14, Checking for and Removing Old Environment Variable Definitions
• 4.15, Updating Include and Library Paths After Installing Visual C++
• 4.16, Installing f90SQL-lite
4.1 Applying the Visual Fortran Per-User Setup Option

After installation, every user needs to apply the Per-User Setup option before using
Visual Fortran. This must be done no matter what type of license you purchased.
Postinstallation Tasks 4-1

To apply the Per-User Setup option, select it from the Compaq Visual Fortran program
folder. If you are not sure the Per-User Setup option was previously applied, it is safe to
apply it multiple times for the same account.
After installing (or reinstalling) Visual Fortran, if you do not apply the Per-User Setup
option, you might encounter difficulties locating the Visual Fortran driver image DF.EXE
and viewing Fortran data in the visual development environment debugger. For
example, you might have trouble compiling Visual Fortran programs or might not be
able to view the contents of arrays within the debugger.
4.2 Specifying the COM Server Wizard as a Developer Studio

Add-in (Professional and Enterprise Editions Only)
The Visual Fortran COM server wizard is implemented as a Developer Studio add-in.
(An add-in lets you automate routine tasks in the Developer Studio environment.) After
you install Visual Fortran, you need to register and load the COM server wizard on your
system.
If you have not already done so, do the following:
1 In the Developer Studio Tools menu, click Customize.
2 Click the Add-ins and Macro Files tab.
3 Turn on the checkbox for the Fortran COM server wizard if it is displayed in the list.
4 If it is not displayed, click the Browse button and find the CSAddin.dll file in the
following directory:
\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\Addins\Df98\
5 Click the Close button.

You only need to perform this procedure once on your system.
4.3 Performing Compilations with a Concurrent-Use License

For sites that purchased a concurrent-use license, the FLEXlm software license manager
must be installed on a license server, as described in Chapter 5, Using a Concurrent-Use
License.
The first time a user runs Visual Fortran, a short procedure must be followed. See
Section 5.5, Running Visual Fortran for the First Time.

4.4 Copying Visual Fortran Project Files
When you create a project, you can specify where the project folder is created. If you
accepted the default directory both during installation and when creating the project, the
new project is created in a directory under:
\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\My Projects
You should make backup copies of your project folders periodically.
The project files for Visual Fortran Version 5 and Version 6 are different. If you open a
Visual Fortran project that was created using Visual Fortran Version 5, a Visual Fortran
dialog box asks you whether you want to convert the project files to Version 6 format.
If your development environment requires that you use both Version 5 and Version 6,
copy the Version 5 project directory and its files to another location first, before
converting the project to Version 6.
For more information, see Section 6.3, Visual Fortran Projects and the Copying Projects
topic in the online Programmer’s Guide.
4.5 Changing Installation Options or Reinstalling Visual

Fortran
If you need to install additional components of the same Visual Fortran version, do not
remove Visual Fortran. For example, if you previously performed a Typical installation
and need to install additional components by using a Custom installation, perform the
Custom installation without removing Visual Fortran.
You should remove Visual Fortran before reinstalling it if any of the following apply:
• You need to remove previously installed Visual Fortran components.
• You need to install Visual Fortran on a different disk drive.
• You are having certain problems with Visual Fortran or the Microsoft visual
development environment (such as disk errors) that might be fixed by reinstalling
Visual Fortran files.
When reinstalling Visual Fortran, accept the previous location unless you need to install
Visual Fortran on a different drive.
If you need to install Visual Fortran on a different drive, specify a different disk location
using the Directory buttons. Before reinstalling Visual Fortran, you can remove Visual
Fortran from the last directory locations, but you will need to copy your source and
other project-related files to the corresponding directories if you specify a new location.
To remove Visual Fortran Version 6, see Section 4.10, Removing Visual Fortran
Version 6 (6.0, 6.1, 6.5, 6.5A, or 6.6).

To remove Visual Fortran Version 5, see Section 4.11, Removing Visual Fortran
Version 5.
To run the Visual Fortran installation procedure, see Section 3.4, Installing Visual
Fortran.
4.6 Setting Up Visual Fortran Online Documentation

If you have the Microsoft MSDN online documentation installed (such as for a
Microsoft Visual Studio product or subscription), the MSDN Library might be the
default online documentation that you see when you run Visual Fortran.
If this is the case, you can change your default online documentation collection to be
Visual Fortran.
For details on how to do this, see Section 9.9, Changing the Current Collection.
For details on using the HTML Help Viewer, see Chapter 9, Using the HTML Help
Viewer.
4.7 Redistributing Visual Fortran Files

You might need to redistribute files. This means that you might need to send your
Visual Fortran application files to a system that does not have your version (or a later
version) of Visual Fortran installed.
Visual Fortran provides a run-time redistributables kit that you can download from the
Compaq Fortran Web site to help with this redistribution. It is strongly recommended
that you download this kit if you need to redistribute files. See Section 4.7.2, Using the
Run-Time Redistributables Kit to Redistribute Files for details.
A separate kit is provided for applications that use Array Visualizer components. See
Section 4.7.2.1, Array Viewer Run-Time Redistributables Package.
4.7.1 Which Files Might Need to be Redistributed?

If your application does not use dynamic-link libraries (it links only against static
libraries), does not use the Fortran QuickWin or Fortran Standard Graphics project type,
and does not use ActiveX controls in a dialog box, you do not need to redistribute any
files.
If your application uses the Fortran QuickWin or Fortran Standard Graphics project
type, you need only one redistribution file: FQWIN.HLP. See Section 4.7.3, Files in the
Redistribution Folders. (These two project types do not use dynamic-link libraries.)

If your application uses dynamic-link libraries, you will need to redistribute certain
DLLs. See Section 4.7.4, Redistributing Dynamic-Link Libraries (DLLs).
The following files may be redistributed without permission:
• The files in the various Redist redistribution folders on the Visual Fortran and Array
Visualizer CD–ROMs. (These files are contained in the two run-time redistributables
kits.)
• Any application that calls the CXML libraries. CXML libraries are provided in static
form at /X86/Df/CXML/Lib/Cxml.lib and in dynamic-link library form at
/X86/Df/CXML/Redist/Cxml.dll.
• Any application that calls the IMSL libraries, subject to the terms and conditions of
the Visual Numerics License Agreement Form. IMSL libraries are provided in static
form.
Other files from the Visual Fortran kit may not be redistributed.
4.7.2 Using the Run-Time Redistributables Kit to Redistribute

Files
A run-time redistributables kit (also known as VFRUNxx, where xx is the version number)
is provided by Visual Fortran to help you redistribute files. This kit installs
redistributable run-time components.
The main advantages of using this kit rather than copying files manually are that it:
• Installs all the redistribution files that you might need.
• Registers all the DLLs that need to be registered.
• Properly handles system files such as MFC42.DLL and MSVCRT.DLL that you might have
trouble copying (because they are always in use).
It is strongly recommended that you download this kit and run the executable if you
need to redistribute any files.
To download the kit and run the executable:
1 Open the Fortran home page at:
2 Click on Downloads and Updates in the left margin.

3 Click on Run-Time Redistributables Kit under the Compaq Visual Fortran heading.
4 Download the appropriate self-installing executable for your system and run it.
For applications that use the Array Visualizer, see Section 4.7.2.1, Array Viewer Run-
Time Redistributables Package.

4.7.2.1 Array Viewer Run-Time Redistributables Package
A separate run-time redistributables package is provided for applications that use Array
Visualizer components.
To download the kit and run the executable:

3 Click on Compaq Array Viewer Demo and Redistributables Kit under the Compaq
Visual Fortran heading.
4.7.3 Files in the Redistribution Folders

Some of the files in the Redist folders that you can redistribute are:
• DFORRT.DLL is needed for any single-threaded Visual Fortran application.
Because DFORRT.DLL references MSVCRT.DLL (in \VC\Redist), you would need to copy
DFORRT.DLL and MSVCRT.DLL (as well as any other DLL files referenced) to the target
system. (This is done automatically by the run-time redistributables kit.)
• DFORMD.DLL is needed for any multithreaded Visual Fortran application.
Because DFORMD.DLL references MSVCRT.DLL (in \VC\Redist), you would need to copy
DFORMD.DLL and MSVCRT.DLL (as well as any other DLL files referenced) to the target
system. (This is done automatically by the run-time redistributables kit.)
• DFDLG100.DLL is needed for any Visual Fortran application that uses ActiveX controls
in dialog boxes.
Because DFDLG100.DLL references MSVCRT.DLL (in \VC\Redist), you would need to copy
DFDLG100.DLL and MSVCRT.DLL (as well as any other DLL files referenced) to the target
system. Also, DFDLG100.DLL must be registered on the target system. (This is done
automatically by the run-time redistributables kit.)
• FQWIN.HLP allows a user running a Fortran QuickWin or Fortran Standard Graphics
application to access the Help menu.
This should be redistributed only with applications using the Fortran QuickWin or
Fortran Standard Graphics project types. (This file is contained in the run-time
redistributables kit.)

4.7.3.1 Redistribution Files for Array Visualizer Applications
If your application uses the Array Visualizer, you might need to redistribute the
following files in the Redist folders. Note that the Array Viewer run-time distributables
package (described in Section 4.7.2.1, Array Viewer Run-Time Redistributables
Package) contains these files:
• AVIEWnnn.DLL (AVIEW160.DLL for Array Visualizer Version 1.6) should be redistributed
with your application if it calls the Array Visualizer library routines.
• Avis2D.OCX and AvisGrid.OCX should be redistributed with your application if it uses
these ActiveX interfaces to the Array Visualizer. Also, these OCX files must be
registered on the target system.
If the target system does not have Visual Fortran installed, the target system will need to
download and install the demo file containing the Array Viewer executable.
To download the Array Viewer demo and run it:

3 Click on Compaq Array Viewer Demo and Redistributables Kit under the Compaq
Visual Fortran heading.
4.7.4 Redistributing Dynamic-Link Libraries (DLLs)

If you move an application to another system that uses Fortran DLLs, the required DLL
(and any DLLs it references) must be placed on the target system before running the
application.
The Fortran DLLs are used by an application (either by the .EXE or another DLL) when
either of the following is true:
• On the command line, the /libs=dll option is specified.
• In the visual development environment, in the Project Settings window, in the Fortran
tab, in the Libraries category, in the Use run-time library field, you have selected any
DLL library from the displayed list.
For example, if you run your application on the target system that uses a Fortran DLL
(such as DFORRT.DLL) without copying DFORRT.DLL, the following message appears:
The dynamic link library DFORRT.dll could not be found in the specified path
......
To view whether a DLL references other DLLs:

1 Run Windows Explorer.
2 Locate the CD–ROM drive that contains the Visual Fortran CD–ROM.
3 Locate the appropriate directory (such as \Df\Redist or \VC\Redist or \x86\Redist).
4 Select one of the DLLs you might redistribute (such as DFORRT.DLL).
5 In the File menu, click Quick View.
6 Scroll the displayed text to look under Import Table for information about imported
DLLs.
4.7.5 Redistributing Files by Hand

If you do not use the run-time redistributables kit described in Section 4.7.2, Using the
Run-Time Redistributables Kit to Redistribute Files, you can manually copy the
necessary files.
Copy files from the appropriate Redist directory on the Visual Fortran
CD–ROM to one of the following directories on the target system:
• The same directory where the executable is placed
• The system DLL area, such as \WINNT\SYSTEM32 on Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4
systems
• A directory specified by the PATH environment variable
For information about the DLL directory search order, see the CreateProcess Win32 API
routine. When copying the DLL to the target system, make sure that you are not
replacing a newer DLL with an older version.
For files that need to be registered, use the REGSVR32 utility from the Windows
system directory.
For applications that use Array Visualizer components, if you do not use the run-time
distributables kit described in Section 4.7.2.1, Array Viewer Run-Time Redistributables
Package, see Section 4.7.3.1, Redistribution Files for Array Visualizer Applications for
Array Visualizer Applications.
To develop an installation procedure for your Visual Fortran application, see File
Installation Library in the Platform SDK online title in the HTML Help Viewer.

4.8 Increasing the Stack Size for Programs That Use Large
Data Arrays
Certain programs use large amounts of data. In particular, with those programs that use
large allocatable arrays (dynamically allocated at run time), certain tasks must be
performed to provide enough stack space for the program to run.
Many kinds of variables and expressions can be allocated on the stack. If you are using
array intrinsics or expressions, these can use large amounts of stack-allocated temporary
storage (temporaries), even if the original variable is static or dynamically allocated.
The default stack size is 1 MB. You can increase this by specifying the linker option
/stack:nnnnn, where n is the number of bytes (in decimal) you want for the stack. In
Developer Studio, choose the Project menu Settings item, select the Link tab, and add
the option switch to the list of Project Options. This switch can also be specified on the
DF command line.
To change the stack size of an already-linked executable, use the EDITBIN command,
/stack:nnnnn option.
Certain large programs may run into larger limits imposed by the operating system. For
example, Windows NT Version 4 Service Pack 3 (or later) and Windows 98 extend the
addressable range of static storage. See the Visual Fortran release notes, described in
Section 2.2, Release Notes.
4.9 Installing Visual Fortran Service Update Kits

Visual Fortran service update kits provide fixes to problems discovered since the release
of Visual Fortran for a particular version. For information on service update kits, see the
Compaq Fortran home page at:
The service update kits need to be downloaded and carefully applied. For example:
• Do not attempt to install a Version 5 service update kit to Visual Fortran Version 6.
• Do not attempt to install a service update kit until previous service update kits
required by that service update kit have already been installed.
Read and follow the directions in the download area carefully.
4.10 Removing Visual Fortran Version 6 (6.0, 6.1, 6.5, 6.5A, or

6.6)
If any of the following apply, you should remove Visual Fortran before reinstalling it:

• You need to remove (deinstall) previously installed Visual Fortran components.
• You need to install Visual Fortran on a different disk drive.
• You are having certain problems with Visual Fortran or the Microsoft visual
development environment (such as disk errors) that might be fixed by reinstalling
Visual Fortran files.
To remove Visual Fortran Version 6 (Version 6.0, 6.1, 6.5, 6.5A, or 6.6), do the
following:
2 Click the Start menu.
3 Move the pointer to Settings, then click Control Panel.
4 Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
5 Within the displayed list, click Visual Fortran 6.n.
6 Click the Add/Remove button.
This procedure removes files created by the Visual Fortran installation program and
installed during the previous Visual Fortran installation. It does not remove files created
by the visual development environment, such as the \Common\MSDev98\Gallery folder, as
long as you installed the visual development environment files before you installed
Visual Fortran.
After you remove Visual Fortran, you may also need to check and remove old
environment variable definitions. See Section 4.14, Checking for and Removing Old
Environment Variable Definitions.
4.11 Removing Visual Fortran Version 5

To remove Visual Fortran Version 5 from its last directory location, do the following:
5 Within the displayed list, click Visual Fortran Version 5.

This Add/Remove Programs procedure removes files created only by the Visual Fortran
Version 5 installation procedure. For example, it does not remove files created by Visual
Studio Version 5 products, such as the \SharedIDE\Gallery folder.
Note: If you have other Visual Studio Version 5 tools installed when you remove Visual
Fortran Version 5, they may need to be reinstalled.
After you remove Visual Fortran, you may also need to check and remove old
environment variable definitions. See Section 4.14, Checking for and Removing Old
Environment Variable Definitions.
If you installed Visual Fortran Version 5 multiple times without removing Visual
Fortran Version 5 before an installation, you can use the uninst command to complete
the removal of additional Visual Fortran files. This extra step is no longer needed for
Version 6 installations.
For example, if you originally did a Typical installation and added some Visual Fortran
Version 5 components with a Custom installation, there will be multiple DeIsLn.isu files
in the Visual Fortran installation folder, where n is an integer value.
If you are using a dual-boot system, before using the following procedure, use the
Control Panel Add/Remove program procedure on both operating systems to remove
Visual Fortran registry entries and most of the files.
To remove additional Visual Fortran Version 5 files and delete the specified DeIsLn.isu
file:
1 On a Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 system, log into an account with
2 Locate the correct DeIsLn.isu file in: \Program Files\DevStudio\DF
Use Windows Explorer or My Computer to look in your installation directory (by
default subfolders under \Program Files\DevStudio) for files with the name
DeIsLn.isu. (Each time Visual Fortran is installed, a file with this name is created
using a value n. The first Visual Fortran installation creates DeIsL1.isu, the second
creates DeIsL2.isu, and so on.)
If there are multiple DeIsLn.isu files, note the file with the greatest value of n.
3 From a command window or the Run prompt, enter the following uninst command,
replacing C with the actual device letter, \Program Files\DevStudio with the actual
directory path, and n with the highest number of the DeIsLn.isu file:
uninst -f’’C:\Program Files\DevStudio\DeIsLn.isu’’
Note: If there is only one DeIsLn.isu file and you have not yet used the Add/Remove
Programs procedure, you should not use the uninst command.
Note: Do not enter uninstal; enter the command as uninst.
Repeat the uninst command multiple times for each DeIsLn.isu file, always using the
DeIsLn.isu file with the greatest value of n on the command line.

If you remove Visual Fortran Version 5 after you install Version 6, you need to reinstall
Visual Fortran Version 6 with the same options as the current installation to reset the
registry entries that are removed when you remove Visual Fortran Version 5.
4.12 Removing Internet Explorer

If you are using a Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 system, log into an account with
If Internet Explorer was provided with your operating system (such as Windows 2000,
Windows Me, or Windows 98), consult your operating system documentation about
whether you can remove Internet Explorer.
To remove Internet Explorer from the last directory location:
4 Within the displayed list, click Microsoft Internet Explorer.
For information about installing Internet Explorer, see Section 3.4.4, Installing Internet
Explorer.
4.13 Removing Array Visualizer

To remove the Array Visualizer (included with the Professional and Enterprise
Editions):
If you are using a Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 system, log into an account with
4 Within the displayed list, click Compaq Array Visualizer.

4.14 Checking for and Removing Old Environment Variable
Definitions
When you installed Visual Fortran, if you allowed the setup process to update your
environment variables, you need to remove these changes manually.
For example, if you have installed Visual Fortran Version 6 on a system where Visual
Fortran Version 5 was previously installed, you need to check the environment
variables. If you no longer need to use Version 5, you can safely remove the old Version
5 directory paths (listed in Section 2.6, Considerations for Installing with Visual Fortran
Version 5). Removing unneeded Version 5 directory paths can improve Visual Fortran
build performance and can eliminate the cause of certain unexpected errors.
4.14.1 Removing Environment Variable Definitions on

Windows 98 and Windows 95 Systems
On Windows 98 and Windows 95 systems, make a backup copy of your AUTOEXEC.BAT
file and then carefully edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file in the root directory of your system
disk:
1 Locate lines that contain the following:
rem - lines added by Visual Fortran x.x.x on MM-DD-YYYY
call x:\dirname\...\DFVARS.BAT AUTOEXEC
rem - end of lines added by Visual Fortran x.x.x Setup
For example, environment variables defined by Visual Fortran Version 5 when the
default installation directory was used might contain:
rem - lines added by Visual Fortran 5.0.0 on MM-DD-YYYY
call C:\Program Files\DevStudio\Df\DFVARS.BAT AUTOEXEC
rem - end of lines added by Visual Fortran 5.0.0 Setup
2 Carefully remove each set of old lines for previous versions of Visual Fortran from
this file.
3 Save the AUTOEXEC.BAT file before you exit the editor.

Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 Systems
On Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 systems:
1 Log into an account with Administrator privilege.

2 Click the Start menu, then click Settings.
3 Click Control Panel.
4 Click System.
5 Windows 2000 systems: Click the Advanced tab and then click the Environment
Variables button.
Windows NT 4 systems: Click the Environment tab.
6 View the displayed environment variables.
For example, in the System Variables, check the definitions of the Path variable,
which is used by Visual Fortran and other products.:
• Double-click the Path variable.
• Near the bottom of the window, the variable Path and its full definition appear.
• Check the device and directory definitions of the Path variable. If an older
directory path exists, remove it. Directory path names are delimited by semicolons
(;) and the last path name might contain %SystemRoot%.
Check the INCLUDE and LIB variables (used by Visual Fortran and other program
development products).
With the Professional and Enterprise Editions, check the LINK_F90 and VNI_F90_MSG
environment variables.
7 To have the environment variable changes take effect immediately, click Apply.
8 Click OK (to allow changes to be made) or Cancel (to not allow changes to be made.

Windows Me Systems
On Windows Me systems:
1 Click the Start menu, then click Run.
2 Enter MSCONFIG in the Open field, then click OK. The System Configuration
utility window appears.
3 Click the Environment tab.
4 Follow the instructions starting at Step 6 in Section 4.14.2, Removing Environment
Variable Definitions on Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 Systems.

4.15 Updating Include and Library Paths After Installing Visual
C++
Note: The information in this section applies only to sites that installed Visual C++ Version
6.0 after installing Visual Fortran Version 6.6.
If you install Visual C++ V6.0 after Visual Fortran, the Visual C++ installation does not
update the Include and Library paths used by Developer Studio to include the MFC and
ATL paths. You can add these yourself as follows:
1 Select the Options entry from the Developer Studio Tools menu.
2 Select the Directories tab.
3 In the Show directories for: box, choose the type of path you wish to modify (in this
case, Include files).
4 Double-click on the last (empty) entry, and use the ellipsis button to browse for the
MFC\INCLUDE and ATL\INCLUDE directories and add them to the list.
Use a similar procedure to add the MFC\LIB directory to the Library Files list.
4.16 Installing f90SQL-lite

f90SQL-lite from Canaima Software is a library that makes it possible for Fortran
applications to directly read and write data stored in databases that are compliant with
the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) API such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft
Access, and Oracle.
To install f90SQL-lite, insert the Visual Fortran CD–ROM and run the <cd>: F90_SQL\
setup.exe file, where <cd> is the drive letter of the CD drive that contains the CD–ROM.
Note Before you perform the installation, see the \F90_SQL\readme.txt file on the
CD–ROM, which contains installation notes.
To remove f90SQL-lite, use Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel.
For more information about f90SQL-lite, see Section 7.9, Using f90SQL-lite.

CHAPTER 5
5
Using a Concurrent-Use License
Chapter5

• 5.1, What is the License Manager?
• 5.2, Installing the License Manager
• 5.3, Obtaining the License Key File
• 5.4, Configuring the License Manager
• 5.5, Running Visual Fortran for the First Time
• 5.6, How the License Manager Works
Note: This chapter applies only to sites that purchased a concurrent-use license.
5.1 What is the License Manager?

If you purchased a concurrent-use license, you will receive a single Visual Fortran kit
and a single license letter.
Visual Fortran uses the FLEXlm software license manager from GLOBEtrotter, Inc. to
limit the number of concurrent users to the specified number of uses (compilations) that
you purchased.
To use the concurrent-use license at your site, the following steps must be completed:
1 The license manager software needs to be installed. See Section 5.2, Installing the
License Manager.
2 You must obtain the license key file from Compaq. See Section 5.3, Obtaining the
License Key File.
3 The license manager software needs to be configured. See Section 5.4, Configuring
the License Manager.
Using a Concurrent-Use License 5-1

The FLEXlm End Users Manual, with information for both the administrator and end
user, is provided in PDF format and is copied to the directory where you install the
software.
5.2 Installing the License Manager

The license manager software must be installed and configured on a server node that is
accessible by TCP/IP from all client PCs that will be using Visual Fortran.
This server node must be running Windows 2000, Windows NT 4, Windows Me,
Windows 98, or Windows 95. It need not have Visual Fortran installed on it.
The license manager software is provided on the Visual Fortran Standard Edition and
Professional Edition CD–ROM in the root folder in a self-installing executable called
CVF-Network-License-Server.exe.
To install the server components, run CVF-Network-License-Server.exe on the server

node. It will use the C:\FLEXLM folder as the default location for the installed files, but
you can specify another location. If you already have the FLEXlm license manager
software running on the server node, choose the location of the existing files.
The files unpacked into the license manager folder are:
• enduser.pdf: The FLEXlm End Users Manual from GLOBEtrotter, Inc.
• lmgrd.exe: Common license manager service
• compaq.exe: Compaq-specific license manager service (daemon)
• lmtools.exe: Windows interface configuration utility
• lmutil.exe: Command-line interface configuration utility
Now see Section 5.3, Obtaining the License Key File.
5.3 Obtaining the License Key File

The license key file is a text file that you can obtain from Compaq in several ways:
• Over the Web
• By e-mail
• By fax
• By telephone
To obtain the license key file, follow the instructions provided on a separate sheet
enclosed with your Visual Fortran kit.
Note: Enter the word ANY into the first HostID box and leave the others blank.

Save the license key file to the license manager folder as a file called FORTRAN.LIC. If you
receive it by e-mail, you can simply save the complete e-mail message, because the e-
mail headers are ignored.
When saving, be sure to select Files of type: All files (*.*) in the Save As dialog box. If
you don’t, Windows will likely append .TXT to the file name. This is especially a
problem if your system is left in the default state where registered file types are hidden
from the display of file names.
A license key file will look something like this:
SERVER this_host Any 7166
DAEMON COMPAQ
INCREMENT VisFortran COMPAQ 6.6 1-jan-0001 10 1234567890AB DUP_GROUP=UH
INCREMENT VisFortranPro COMPAQ 6.6 1-jan-0001 10 BA0987654321 DUP_GROUP=UH
For a description of the license key file format, read the FLEXlm End Users Manual
installed into the license manager directory.
A Standard Edition license will not contain the second INCREMENT line.
There might be additional fields in the INCREMENT lines.
The 1-jan-0001 date in the INCREMENT line indicates a permanent (non-expiring) license.
The 7166 on the SERVER line is the TCP/IP port number to be used by the license
manager. The license you receive might have a different port number. You can edit this
if needed, but users at your site will need to know the port number.
Do not edit other fields except where specified by the FLEXlm End Users Manual.
Note: Compaq does not currently use Host IDs, as discussed in the manual.
Once the license key file has been saved as FORTRAN.LIC in the license manager folder,
you are ready to see Section 5.4, Configuring the License Manager.
5.4 Configuring the License Manager

You need to configure the license manager to read the license file and make licenses
available to the network.
To configure the license manager:
1 Run lmtools.exe from the license manager folder. You will see an initial window that
looks like Figure 5-1:

Figure 5-1 LMTOOLS Initial Window
2 Click on the Configuration using Services radio button.

3 Click on the Configure Services tab.
In the Service Name field, enter Compaq.
For Path to the lmgrd.exe file, enter the complete path to lmgrd.exe in the license
manager folder or click Browse to browse to that file and select it.
For Path to the license file, enter or browse to the complete path to the saved
FORTRAN.LIC file.
For Path to the debug log file, enter the complete path for a file where log records will
be written. This would typically be debug.log in the license manager folder. The
Start server at power up and Use Services buttons will automatically be enabled.
The window should now look like Figure 5-2:

Figure 5-2 Configure Services Tab in LMTOOLS
4 Click Save Service and then Yes to confirm saving the new Compaq service.
5 Click on the Start/Stop/Reread tab.
6 Click on Start Server. The license manager is now running and will restart
automatically whenever the system reboots.
You can confirm that the manager is running by clicking on the Server Status tab and
then the Perform Status Enquiry button. Exit the configuration utility using File:
Exit.
Inform the users of Visual Fortran at your site of the port number and node name of the
server where the license manager software resides.
5.5 Running Visual Fortran for the First Time

The first time a user runs Visual Fortran, the FLEXlm License Finder dialog box will
appear, as shown in Figure 5-3:

Figure 5-3 FLEXlm License Finder Dialog Box
The following steps are necessary only the first time the compiler is run on each system:
1 Making sure that the Specify the License Server radio button is selected, click Next>.
2 Enter the port number and node name of the license server in the form port@node,
for example, [email protected]. Click Next>. A message should appear
saying ‘The FLEXlm license finder has completed.’.
3 Click Finish to continue.
5.6 How the License Manager Works

When an individual user does a compilation, a license is acquired from the server. If
none is available, the request is queued and the compiler will wait for up to five minutes.
(This can be set or changed by a registry entry. For details, see the Visual Fortran release
notes described in Section 2.2, Release Notes.)
If the request times out, an error message is displayed. Once a particular user has
finished a compilation, that user, on the same system, has the license reserved for an
additional five minutes (this cannot be changed). The additional five minutes allows for
multiple compilations to be performed in sequence without the risk of losing the license
in midstream.

CHAPTER 6
6
Using Visual Fortran
Chapter6

• 6.1, What is the Visual Development Environment?
• 6.2, How to Start the Visual Development Environment
• 6.3, Visual Fortran Projects
• 6.4, Visual Development Environment Windows
• 6.5, Getting Online Help
• 6.6, Project Configurations and Settings
• 6.7, How to Build an Existing Visual Fortran Project (Celsius)
• 6.8, How to Edit a Source File
• 6.9, How to Debug a Source File
• 6.10, How to Create a New Project Based on Existing Source Files
• 6.11, Customizing the Visual Development Environment
• 6.12, Using the Text Editor
• 6.13, Using the Source Browser
• 6.14, Using the Resource Editors
• 6.15, Using the Debugger
Note This chapter provides a brief introduction to the Microsoft visual development
environment. For a more comprehensive understanding, you will need to use the
Microsoft documentation.
Using Visual Fortran 6-1

6.1 What is the Visual Development Environment?
The Microsoft visual development environment is a graphical, user-friendly interface
allowing you to manipulate your Visual Fortran files.
Note: You can also use Visual Fortran from the command line. See Section 7.3, Using the
Command-Line Interface.
Using the visual development environment, you can:
• Examine your Fortran source code and make changes and additions to it
• Create input data files and modify the input data
• Compile and link your program
• Debug the errors associated with compiling and linking your program
• Debug logic errors in your program
• Examine your program’s output files
• Create Fortran programs using dialog boxes, windows, and other graphics to receive
data and display results
The visual development environment includes:
• A project manager to let you automate application builds according to your
specifications and tools settings (see Section 6.3, Visual Fortran Projects, and Section
6.6, Project Configurations and Settings)
• A text editor (see Section 6.12, Using the Text Editor)
• A source code browse window (see Section 6.13, Using the Source Browser)
• Resource editors (see Section 6.14, Using the Resource Editors)
• A debugger (see Section 6.15, Using the Debugger)
• A linker supporting incremental linking for faster builds following small changes to
the source file
• A profiler for determining the execution frequency of various code paths
Because these tools run under Windows 2000, Windows NT 4, Windows Me, Windows
98, and Windows 95, you can use a variety of Windows features to work faster and more
efficiently. For example:
• You can select a variable name in an editor window while debugging, drag that name
into the Watch window, and drop it there. The debugger then evaluates the variable
and displays the result in the Watch window.
• You can select a control from the toolbar in the dialog box editor and drop it onto a
dialog box you are creating. You can then size and position the control as required for
your application.

The visual development environment includes toolbars that allow you to quickly invoke
commands by clicking a button. You can customize the default toolbar to suit your
needs, or you can create your own toolbars. To see a brief description of a toolbar
button, you can position the mouse pointer over the button for a second or two (without
clicking).
6.2 How to Start the Visual Development Environment

To start Visual Fortran:
2 Click Compaq Visual Fortran 6 to display the contents of the program folder.
3 Click Developer Studio.
The Microsoft visual development environment appears.
To quit Visual Fortran, choose Exit from the File menu.
6.3 Visual Fortran Projects

In Visual Fortran, development is organized into projects consisting of the source files
required to build an application. To set up a project, you need to define the project and
set options for it. Then, using the source files, you can build the binary executable or
library file. The output of building the application becomes part of the project. A project
is stored in a project folder on your hard drive.
Every Visual Fortran project must be one of the following project types:
• Fortran Console application.
• Fortran QuickWin application.
• Fortran Standard Graphics application.
• Fortran Windows application.
• Fortran COM Server application. A Fortran COM Server project is a special-purpose
project that lets you create COM servers or dual-interface servers using the Fortran
COM server wizard. (Available only with the Professional and Enterprise Editions.)
• Fortran Static Library application (file extension .LIB). A static library is a set of
routines that can be called from procedures that are loaded into your application at
link time.
• Fortran Dynamic-Link Library (DLL) application (file extension .DLL). A DLL is a
set of routines that can be called from procedures that are loaded into your application
at run time.

Projects are contained in a workspace. A workspace can contain multiple projects. For
example, if you have several Fortran applications that do different calculations but are
related to the same research application you’re working on, you can store all the
individual projects in a workspace. A workspace file has the file extension .dsw.
You need to create a separate project for each binary executable or library file to be
created. For example, the main Fortran program and a Fortran dynamic-link library
could each reside as:
• Separate projects in the same workspace
• Separate projects in separate workspaces
Table 6-1 describes some project types.
Table 6-1 Visual Fortran Main Project Types
Typical Appearance, Programming Complexity, and Location of Online
Project Type Samples
Fortran Console application Appearance: One character-cell terminal window.
Complexity: Simple, resembles character-cell applications.
Location: As described in Section 6.7, see:
\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\My Projects\Celsius
Fortran Standard Graphics or Appearance: One window (Standard Graphics) or multiple windows (QuickWin) with
Fortran QuickWin application graphics such as menus, charts, and icons.
Complexity: Simple to moderate, depending on the graphics and user interaction used.
Location: See folders such as Qwpiano or Qwpaint in:
\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\DF98\Samples\Quickwin
Fortran Windows application Appearance: Multiple windows using full graphics interface and Win32 API functions.
Complexity: Advanced, requires programming expertise for Win32 API.
Location: See folders such as Platform or Polydraw in:
\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\DF98\Samples\Advanced\Win32
You can convert a Fortran Console or Fortran Standard Graphics application to a

Fortran QuickWin application by creating the Fortran QuickWin project as a new
project, setting the same Project settings, and adding files to the Fortran QuickWin
project.
For an example of a multiple project, see the SPLINE mixed-language sample program.
This sample contains multiple projects in one workspace, including a Fortran dynamic-
link library called either by the main Fortran QuickWin program or the main Visual C++
program. See Section 7.1, Using the Sample Programs.
6.4 Visual Development Environment Windows

Figure 6-1 shows an example of the visual development environment.

Figure 6-1 Visual Development Environment Window
The left pane contains a FileView tab and may contain a ClassView or ResourceView
tab:
• FileView: Shows each project and their files associated with the workspace.
• ClassView: Appears only if Visual C++ is installed. ClassView is used by Visual
C++ for mixed-language programming and is not used by Visual Fortran.
• ResourceView: Appears if the workspace uses Resources. (A Resource is binary data
added to an application's executable file. Examples are dialog boxes and icons.)
After you open a workspace, the FileView tab shows the files associated with that
workspace. In the FileView pane of Figure 6-1, there are two files: calendar.f90 and
calnmod.f90.
The file calnmod.f90 defines a Fortran 90 module file (a post-compiled binary file with
an extension of .mod) that is used by calendar.f90. Because calendar.f90 is dependent
on the calnmod.mod file being present, it is listed under External Dependencies.
In the right pane of Figure 6-1, the file calendar.f90 is shown in the default language-
sensitive visual development environment editor, which uses different colors to identify
the following:
• Source comments (green)
• Fortran standard language elements (blue)
• Other language text (black)

To edit a file listed on the FileView pane, either double-click its file name or use the
Open item in the File menu.
The output pane appears in the bottom of Figure 6-1, showing text displayed from
building the project. The output pane has multiple tabs. The output pane Build tab is
selected after you open a workspace and compile one or more project files or build the
project. To display the output pane, select Output from the View menu.
6.4.1 Floating Windows and Docking Windows

A floating window can be moved and has a title bar. To move a floating window, drag its
title bar.
A docking window is docked (attached) along an edge of the visual development
environment window and does not have a title bar.
To allow a docking window to float (not be docked) or to allow a floating window to
dock along an edge, do one of the following:
• Right-click the appropriate window.
• Select the Window menu option Docking View.
To specify which visual development environment windows will be docked windows
and which will be floating windows:
1 In the Tools menu, select Options.
2 Click the Workspace tab.
3 In the Docking View list, click the checkbox for each window to be displayed with a
docking view. Unchecked boxes indicate floating windows.
To cycle through your floating windows in the visual development environment, hold
down the Ctrl key and click Tab.
6.5 Getting Online Help

You might need help while you are working in the visual development environment. To
display information about an option in a dialog box, for example, do either of the
following:
• Click the ? (Help) button and click the item you want help on.
• Move your pointer to the item you want help on and click F1.
For more information, see:
• Section 7.6, Viewing Online Documentation in the HTML Help Viewer

6.6 Project Configurations and Settings
Each project can specify one or more configurations to build from its source files. A
configuration specifies such things as the type of application to build, target platform,
and the settings to use when building, such as compiler and linker options.
When you create a project, a Debug and a Release configuration are automatically
created:
• A Debug configuration contains full symbolic debugging information that can be
used by the debugger. Typically, no optimization or minimal optimization is used.
• A Release configuration does not contain any symbolic debugging information. It
contains default optimizations, or your selected optimizations if you have overridden
the defaults.
Having multiple configurations lets you extend the scope of a project but still maintain a
consistent source code base from which to work.
To specify the current configuration, from the Build menu select Set Active
Configuration. When you build your project, the currently selected configuration is
built.
Within a project, you can create groups or folders that contain related files. FileView
displays the folders and files contained in the project as a graph so you can quickly see
the relationships among files.
From the Project menu, select Settings to specify settings for the entire project, for
certain configurations, or for certain files. For instance, you can specify certain kinds of
compiler optimizations for your project in general, but turn them off for certain
configurations or certain files.
Once you have specified the files in your project, the configurations that you want your
project to build, and the settings for those configurations, you can build the project with
the commands on the Build menu.
For more information about projects:
• Open the sample project Celsius. See Section 6.7, How to Build an Existing Visual
Fortran Project (Celsius).
• See Building Programs and Libraries in the online Programmer’s Guide described in
Section 8.2, Documentation Available in HTML Help Viewer Format.
6.7 How to Build an Existing Visual Fortran Project (Celsius)

For information about Visual Fortran projects, see Section 6.3, Visual Fortran Projects.
To open and execute the sample project workspace file, Celsius.dsw:

1 Start Developer Studio (see Section 6.2, How to Start the Visual Development
Environment).
2 From the File menu, choose Open Workspace.
The Open Workspace dialog box appears, displaying the default projects directory.
The default installation location for the Celsius project workspace is the folder
\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDEV98\My Projects.
3 In the list of files and directories within the My Projects folder, double-click the
Celsius folder.
The files and directories list now displays the Celsius workspace file.
4 Select the Celsius workspace file, Celsius.dsw.
5 Click the Open button.
The visual development environment displays the contents of the Celsius project in
the FileView pane. You can click the plus sign (+) next to the Celsius folder to see the
contents of the project. In this case, there is only one file, CELSIUS.FOR.
6 From the Build menu, choose Build Celsius.exe.
The status of the build is displayed in the Build pane at the bottom of the screen.
7 From the Build menu, choose Execute Celsius.exe to run the program. A console
output window appears, displaying the output from the program.
8 If you want to use the debugger for this project, see Section 6.9, How to Debug a
Source File.
9 When you are done with this project, select Close Workspace from the File menu.
Visual Fortran includes a number of sample projects, most of which include a project
workspace file. See Section 7.1, Using the Sample Programs.
6.8 How to Edit a Source File

The text editor allows you to edit your projects.
The following information assumes you have opened the Celsius workspace in the
folder \Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDEV98\My Projects and have
built the Celsius project. (See Section 6.7, How to Build an Existing Visual Fortran
Project (Celsius).)
To edit the Celsius source file CELSIUS.FOR:
1 The contents of the Celsius project are displayed in the FileView pane. Click the plus
sign (+) next to the Celsius folder to see the contents. In this case, there is only one
file, CELSIUS.FOR. (If you had any INCLUDE files, they would be listed under External
Dependencies.)

2 Double-click on the CELSIUS.FOR file name in the FileView pane. The text editor
window appears, displaying the source contents of CELSIUS.FOR.
Because CELSIUS.FOR is a fixed-form source file, the text editor shows where column
6 is.
3 Click on a line you want to edit and enter the corrections. For example, change the DO
loop to have a stride different from 10.
To save the edited file, click Save in the File menu.
4 Build the revised program by clicking the Build Celsius.exe menu item in the Build
menu.
For more information, see Section 6.12, Using the Text Editor.
6.9 How to Debug a Source File

The debugger allows you to debug your projects.
The following information assumes you have opened the Celsius workspace in the
folder \Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDEV98\My Projects.
From the Build menu, select Set Active Configuration. Select the Debug configuration.
Then build the Celsius project. (See Section 6.7, How to Build an Existing Visual
Fortran Project (Celsius).)
To debug the Celsius source file CELSIUS.FOR:
1 Click the first executable line to set the cursor position. In this case, click on the
beginning of the first PRINT statement line.
2 Click on the Set/Remove Breakpoint (open hand symbol) button in the Build toolbar,
as shown in Figure 6-2.

Figure 6-2 Setting the Initial Breakpoint in the Debugger
The red bullet in the left margin of the text editor/debugger window shows where a
breakpoint is set.
3 In the Build menu, click the Start Debug: Go item, as shown in Figure 6-3.
Figure 6-3 Starting the Debugger

The debugger is now active. The current position is marked by a yellow arrow at the
first executable line (the initial breakpoint).
The Debug menu appears on the Developer Studio title bar in place of the Build
menu.
If not displayed previously, the Debug toolbar appears.
4 Step through the lines of source code. You can do this with the Debug menu item
Step Over (as shown in Figure 6-4) or the Step Over button on the Debug toolbar.
Figure 6-4 Using Step Over in the Debugger
5 Repeat the Step Over action (use the Debug toolbar). Follow program execution into
the DO loop, and so on until you are at the end of the program. Position the cursor over
the variable Celsius to view the current value (called Data Tip), as shown in Figure 6-
5.

Figure 6-5 Viewing the Value of a Variable in the Debugger
6 If you need to build the program again, click on the Stop debugging item in the
Debug menu.
7 When you complete working with the project, click the Close Workspace item in the
File menu.
Some additional features of the debugger you can try when it is active are shown in
Table 6-2:
Table 6-2 Additional Features of the Debugger
To do this: Do this:
Display the Local Variables window In the View menu, click the Debug Windows, Variables item.
Click the Locals tab.
Display the Watch window In the View menu, click the Debug Windows, Watch window
item.
Display a value in the Watch window Select a variable name in the text editor window, drag it, and
drop it into the Watch window.
Set or clear a breakpoint Click on the line where the breakpoint is to be set or cleared.
Then do either of the following:
– Click on the Set/Remove Breakpoint (open hand symbol)
button in the Build toolbar.
– In the Edit menu, click Breakpoints. A dialog box lets you set
or clear breakponits, evaluate expressions, and perform other
functions.
In the Debug menu, click the Stop Debugging item to stop the debugger.

For more information, see Section 6.15, Using the Debugger.
See also Debugging Fortran Programs in the online Programmer’s Guide described in
6.10 How to Create a New Project Based on Existing Source

Files
To create a new Visual Fortran project based on existing source files:
1 Start Developer Studio (see Section 6.2, How to Start the Visual Development
Environment).
2 From the File menu, select New. A dialog box appears containing the following tabs:
• Files
• Projects
• Workspaces
• Other Documents
3 Select the Projects tab, which displays various project types, as shown in Figure 6-6.
Figure 6-6 New Project Type Dialog Box
You need to:

1 Enter the project name, for example, Solver. The Location field will automatically
show a subdirectory for the project.

2 Accept the default location or specify another location. This is the master directory
under which projects and workspaces will be created. You can change this to
anything you want. If you want it to be where your source files are located now,
change it to the name of that directory.
3 Click the type of Fortran project to be created, such as Fortran Console
Application. If you have any other Visual tools installed, make sure you select a
Fortran project type. See Section 6.3, Visual Fortran Projects.
4 Turn on the Create new workspace radio button to create a new Workspace. (If
you were adding an additional project to the currently open workspace, you would
turn on the Add to current workspace radio button.)
5 Click OK.
Depending on the project type selected, one or more dialog boxes appear, requesting
additional information about the project. For example, one dialog box gives you the
option of creating only the project files with no source files (empty project) or a
project with a source file that contains a template for that project type.
4 If you chose Fortran Console Application as your project type, you’ll be asked ‘What
kind of console application do you want to create?’. Select An empty project.
5 If you chose a Location different from the actual location of the source files, you can
copy the files into the project directory if you want, but this isn’t necessary.
If a saved Fortran environment exists for the Fortran project type being created, you
can also import that Fortran environment to provide default project settings for the
new project. (For more information on saved environments, see Building Programs
and Libraries in the online Programmer’s Guide described in Section 8.2,
Documentation Available in HTML Help Viewer Format.)
6 Choose Project, then Add to Project, then Files. If necessary, change Files of type to
Fortran files. Browse to where your source files are located and select the files. Select
only the compilable source files, not any files included by INCLUDE or USE statements.
7 Click OK.
8 Click the Build button to build your application. The Build button looks like an open-
topped box with two arrows pointing down. You can usually find it somewhere near
the left of the large red exclamation point.
You have now built a Debug configuration, without optimization. The executable file
and other output files are in the Debug subfolder in your project directory.
To switch to a Release configuration, choose Build, then Set Active Configuration,
then Release. Now click Build again. The executable and other output files will be in
a Release subfolder in your project directory.
9 To run the program without the debugger, click on the Run button (the exclamation
point). To run in the debugger, you need to set a breakpoint. See Section 6.9, How to
Debug a Source File.

See also Section 6.8, How to Edit a Source File.
6.10.1 How to Add Files to a Project

You can add files to a project by selecting Add To Project from the Project menu.
To add an existing file to a project:
1 Select Files from the submenu.
2 The Insert Files into Project dialog box appears. Use this dialog box to select the
Fortran files to be added to the project. To add more than one file to the project, hold
down the Ctrl key as you select each file name.
To add a new file to a project:
1 Select New from the submenu.
2 The New dialog box appears. Specify the file name and its location.
3 Click the type of file (Fortran Fixed Format Source or Fortran Free Format Source).
4 Click OK. The editor appears allowing you to enter source code. The file name appears
in the FileView pane. For example, you might enter the following short Fortran
program and save it as HELLO.F90:
! File HELLO.F90
PROGRAM HELLO_TEST
print *, 'hello world'
print *, ' '
END PROGRAM HELLO_TEST
Now you can build and run the program as described previously for an existing project.
See Section 6.7, How to Build an Existing Visual Fortran Project (Celsius).
For more information about projects:
• See Building Programs and Libraries in the online Programmer’s Guide described in
• See Working With Projects in the online Visual C++ User’s Guide (for Visual
Fortran) described in Section 8.2, Documentation Available in HTML Help Viewer
Format.
6.11 Customizing the Visual Development Environment

There are a number of ways you can customize the visual development environment to
suit your preferences:
• You can add and delete buttons from existing toolbars and menus.

• You can change any of the default shortcut keys, add shortcut keys, set multiple
shortcut keys for a command, and specify the windows in which any shortcut is
active.
• You can add your own tools to the Tools menu.
• You can record keystrokes in a text editor window and then play them back to
recreate that sequence of commands.
• In text editor windows, you can display language elements, such as comments or
keywords, in the color of your choice. You can also display the text in one window in
a specific font.
• You can establish a layout for the windows associated with a particular project
workspace. The visual development environment retains that layout of open files and
window positions for the next time you start the project workspace.
• When you are debugging an application, you can choose which windows and toolbars
to display. The visual development environment retains that selection for all
subsequent debugging sessions.
For more information, see The Visual C++ Environment in the online Visual C++
User’s Guide (for Visual Fortran) described in Section 8.2, Documentation Available in
HTML Help Viewer Format.
6.12 Using the Text Editor

The text editor in the visual development environment is a language-sensitive editor that
recognizes source code syntax and makes source files easy to read. For example, when
you edit a file with an .F90, .F, .FOR, or .FPP extension, the editor presents statements
and keywords in a second color. You can customize the keyword coloring.
To view the current keyboard mappings, click the Help menu item Keyboard Map.
To customize the keyboard shortcuts for the text editor:
1 In the Tools menu, choose Customize.
2 Click the Keyboard tab.
3 Select the type of editor (such as main or text) from the Editor drop-down list.
4 Select the category of keyboard shortcuts by using the Category drop-down list. For
example, select the appropriate type of operation, such as FileOpen.
For each operation selected, the shortcut key is shown in the Current keys box.
You can deassign a key combination and assign a new key combination.
You can also view the mapping of a key combination by entering that key combination.

To customize the keyboard commands to match a more familiar text editor, such as
Brief or Epsilon:
1 In the Tools menu, choose Options.
2 Click the Compatibility tab.
3 Select the editor emulation from the drop-down list.
4 Select other options by using the checkboxes.
You can open any file in binary form and work with either the ASCII or the hexadecimal
representation. You can even look at programs, object files, and libraries this way.
All Visual Fortran keywords (such as Fortran statements and intrinsic functions) are
highlighted in a color different from the surrounding text. If you are using fixed-form
source, the columns of your source code have different colors, including the label zone,
the continuation column, and anything beyond the fixed-form line length (by default,
column 72).
To print the text in the text editor to a color printer:
1 Open the file to be printed in the text editor.
2 In the File menu, click Print Colorized Fortran.
3 In the dialog box, to print to a printer other than your default printer or to change
printer options, click Launch Browser. The Fortran source file is displayed in your
default browser. In your browser's File menu, click Print and select the printer and
options needed.
4 Click OK.
For an example of using the text editor, see Section 6.8, How to Edit a Source File.
For more information, see Text Editor in the online Visual C++ User’s Guide (for
Visual Fortran) described in Section 8.2, Documentation Available in HTML Help
Viewer Format.
6.13 Using the Source Browser

As you are developing and debugging your application, you need to see the symbols you
are using in a variety of contexts. The source browser in the visual development
environment lets you look at symbol usage in the source code and view graphs of calling
relationships between functions. Using the source browser makes it easy to maintain,
revise, and debug your code.
When you build your application, Visual Fortran can create a browse information file
containing information about the symbols in your application. The browse window
displays this information and lets you move among instances of the symbols in your

source code. For example, you can move to every place in every file where the symbol is
used.
To create a browse information file:
1 In the Project menu, click Settings.
2 Click the Fortran tab.
3 Turn on the Generate Source Browser Information checkbox in the General category.
4 Click the Browse Info tab.
5 Set the Build browse info file option.
Because Fortran is not a case-sensitive language, you should make sure that the source
browser is treating symbol names as case-insensitive. After you modify and build your
project to generate browse information:
1 In the Tools menu, click Source Browser.
2 Near the bottom of the Browse window, locate the Case sensitive checkbox. If the
check box is checked on, click it to remove the check mark.
3 When you are done using the Browse window, click OK.
In the Browse window, you can view graphs of calling relationships among functions.
You can easily view all the symbols contained in a given file, display the definition of
any symbol in the file along with all its references in your project, and then open the file
containing a particular reference by double-clicking the entry in the window.
6.14 Using the Resource Editors

The visual development environment provides resource editors to develop user-
interface components such as dialog boxes, menus, and icons for your projects. Dialog
editors and menu editors are examples of resource editors.
Visual Fortran supports both modal and modeless dialog boxes. You can use a number
of dialog functions to define the dialog boxes and their controls. Among the types of
controls supported are ActiveX controls, static text, buttons, edit boxes, group boxes,
checkboxes and radio buttons, list and combo boxes, scroll bars, pictures, progress bars,
spin controls, sliders, and tab controls.
For example, to build a dialog box, you drop the interface controls onto a blank dialog
box in the construction area, save it, and write the code to initialize and use it from your
program.
For more information, see the following topics:
• Using Dialogs in the online Programmer’s Guide
• Resource Editors in the online Visual C++ User’s Guide (for Visual Fortran)

For information about accessing these online manuals, see Section 8.2, Documentation
Available in HTML Help Viewer Format.
6.15 Using the Debugger

For an example of using the debugger, see Section 6.9, How to Debug a Source File.
The debugger in the visual development environment helps you check the logic of an
executing program and examine or change variables at run time.
After you have corrected all the build errors encountered during compiling and linking,
you can use the debugger to correct logic errors. The debugger lets you monitor your
program as it runs and stop it at locations or situations of your choosing. For example:
• When you have isolated a problem to a specific part of a program, you can have your
application execute until the application reaches a particular line by setting a
breakpoint on a line of code. You can set breakpoints by using the Edit menu item
Breakpoints or by right-clicking in the left margin of the text editor window.
• When debugging the cause of a message or exception, you can suspend program
execution when the program receives a specified message, or when a specific
exception occurs.
• If you are interested in the values assigned to a particular variable, you can have the
debugger break whenever your application changes the variable's value.
You can request that Visual Fortran start its debugger for any program that fails while
running, regardless of whether the program has debug information or whether Visual
Fortran was running beforehand. The debugger starts up while the program is still
running, allowing you to analyze the program as it runs. With Just-In-Time debugging,
it is possible to find and fix the problem in the program and let it continue running.
For more information, see Debugging Fortran Programs in the online Programmer’s
Guide described in Section 8.2, Documentation Available in HTML Help Viewer
Format.

CHAPTER 7
7
Product Highlights
Chapter7

• 7.1, Using the Sample Programs
• 7.2, Compaq Fortran Language
• 7.3, Using the Command-Line Interface
• 7.4, Using Compaq Extended Math Library (CXML)
• 7.5, Mixed-Language Programming Support with Visual C++ and Visual Basic
• 7.6, Viewing Online Documentation in the HTML Help Viewer
• 7.7, Using the Array Visualizer
• 7.8, Using the IMSL Libraries (Professional and Enterprise Editions)
• 7.9, Using f90SQL-lite
• 7.10, Using Enterprise Toolkit and Technical Programming Extensions (Enterprise
Edition)
• 7.11, Support for COM and Automation Objects: Fortran Module Wizard
• 7.12, Support for Creating COM Servers (Professional and Enterprise Editions)
• 7.13, Interface Definitions for Routines
Note: For information about how to use Visual Fortran, see Chapter 6, Using Visual
Fortran.
7.1 Using the Sample Programs

Visual Fortran has several sample programs that you can view and copy for use with
your own projects.
Product Highlights 7-1

Use a text editor to view the source code samples. They are not listed as topics in the
HTML Help Viewer.
Note: To install the samples during installation, choose a Custom installation and turn on
the Sample Programs checkbox.
For a description of the samples, open the file Samples.htm in a Web browser (use the
File: Open menu item). Table 7-1 shows where to locate Samples.htm and the Samples
folders on the Visual Fortran CD–ROM (at any time) or on your hard disk (after
installation).
Table 7-1 Location of Visual Fortran Sample Programs
To find: See this location:
Roadmap to the On the Visual Fortran CD–ROM, open the file:
samples \info\DF\Samples\Samples.htm
On your hard disk (after installation), open the file:
\Project Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\DF98\Samples\
Samples.htm
Samples folders On the Visual Fortran CD–ROM, locate folders under:
\info\DF\Samples
On your hard disk (after installation), locate folders under:
\Project Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\DF98\Samples
For example, after a Custom installation, the \Project Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\
Df98\Samples\Tutorial folder contains short example programs. The tutorial samples
describe (as source comments) how the programs can be built.
Longer sample programs are also provided in subfolders and include the source files.
Most samples include a project workspace file, allowing you to open the project
workspace in the visual development environment, view the source files in the FileView
pane, build the sample, and run it.
Note: If you do not install samples, you can copy the samples folders or files from the
Visual Fortran CD–ROM to your hard disk. (Remove the Read-Only Property of the
copied files.)
For information about Array Visualizer, CXML, and IMSL samples, see the following
sections:
• 7.7, Using the Array Visualizer
• 7.4, Using Compaq Extended Math Library (CXML)
• 7.8, Using the IMSL Libraries (Professional and Enterprise Editions)

7.2 Compaq Fortran Language
Visual Fortran uses the highly efficient, optimizing Compaq Fortran compiler system,
which supports the Compaq Fortran language on multiple platforms (architecture and
operating system pairs).
The Compaq Fortran language provides a superset of the Fortran 95 standard with
extensions for compatibility with:
• Previous versions of Compaq Fortran (DEC Fortran and VAX™ FORTRAN)
• Microsoft Fortran PowerStation Version 4
Compaq Fortran conforms to the following standards:
• Fortran 95 standard, American National Standard Programming Language Fortran
95, and the International Organization for Standards Programming Language
Fortran, ISO/IEC 1539-1:1997 (E)
• Fortran 90 standard, American National Standard Programming Language Fortran
90, ANSI X3.198-1992, and the International Organization for Standards
Programming Language Fortran, ISO/IEC 1539-1:1991 (E)
• FORTRAN 77 standard, American National Standard Programming Language
FORTRAN, ANSI X3.9-1978
• FORTRAN IV (FORTRAN 66) standard, American National Standard
Programming Language FORTRAN, ANSI X3.9-1966
Fortran 95 provides all the original features of Fortran 90 and FORTRAN 77, and adds
the extensions and flexibility of newer languages. Some features of the older standard
have been declared obsolete or deleted. Although Visual Fortran still recognizes these
features, new application code should use the new constructs provided to replace the
obsolete or deleted ones.
Compaq Fortran also supports the most widely used Fortran language extensions
supplied by vendors on other platforms.
For information about Fortran 95/90 language features, Compaq Fortran language
extensions, and other details about the Compaq Fortran language, see:
• The Compaq Fortran Language Reference Manual described in Section 8.1, Printed
(Hardcopy) Documentation
• The online Language Reference described in Section 8.2, Documentation Available
in HTML Help Viewer Format

7.3 Using the Command-Line Interface
In addition to the visual development environment, Visual Fortran supports the use of
the command-line interface in a command-line window.
You can use the Fortran Command Prompt, located in the Compaq Visual Fortran 6
program folder.
If you use this icon, the command-line window appears with the DFVars.bat file already
executed.
The DFVars.bat file sets the appropriate environment variables (such as PATH, INCLUDE,
and LIB) as well as the appropriate environment variables for IMSL routines (when
using the Professional or Enterprise Edition) for your command-line window
environment. The file is located in the following directory:
\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Df98\BIN
If you use an MS-DOS window instead of the Fortran Command Prompt window, you
need to execute the DFVars.bat file yourself.
For more information on the command-line interface, see the following topics in the
online Programmer’s Guide:
• To compile and link your application with the DF command, see Using the Compiler
and Linker from the Command Line.
• For a list of compiler and linker options, see Compiler and Linker Options.
• To use the FL32 command or FL32-style compiler options, see Microsoft Fortran
Powerstation Command-Line Compatibility in Compiler and Linker Options.
• To use command-line tools like NMAKE, see Using Visual Fortran Tools.
To access the Programmer’s Guide, see Section 8.2, Documentation Available in
7.4 Using Compaq Extended Math Library (CXML)

The Compaq Extended Math Library (CXML) consists of mathematics routines
designed for use in many different types of scientific and engineering applications.
Note: To install CXML during installation, choose a Custom installation and turn on the
CXML Libraries checkbox.
The following routines are in CXML:
• Basic Linear Algebra routines (BLAS)
The BLAS routines include the industry-standard Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms
for Level 1 (vector-vector or BLAS1), Level 2 (matrix-vector or BLAS2), and Level

3 (matrix-matrix or BLAS3). Also included are subprograms for BLAS Level 1
Extensions, Sparse BLAS Level 1, and Array Math Functions (VLIB).
• Signal Processing routines
The Signal Processing routines provide a basic set of signal processing functions.
Included are one-, two-, and three-dimensional Fast Fourier Transforms (FFT), group
FFTs, Cosine/Sine Transforms (FCT/FST), Convolution, Correlation, and Digital
Filters.
• Sparse Linear System routines
The Sparse Linear System routines provide both direct and iterative sparse linear
system solvers. The direct solver package supports both symmetric and
nonsymmetric sparse matrices. The iterative solver package contains a basic set of
storage schemes, preconditioners, and iterative solvers.
• LAPACK routines
LAPACK is an industry-standard subprogram package offering an extensive set of
linear system and eigenproblem solvers. LAPACK uses blocked algorithms that are
better suited to most modern architectures, particularly ones with memory
hierarchies.
• Utility routines
Utility routines include random number generation, array math functions, and sorting
subprograms.
CXML includes certain Fortran source and module files, an online PDF file that
describes each CXML routine, numerous program samples, and other assorted files.
For more information about CXML, see the following:
• The Compaq Extended Math Library Reference Guide described in Section 8.4,
Documentation Available in PDF Format.
• Using the Compaq Extended Math Library (CXML) in the online Programmer’s
Guide described in Section 8.2, Documentation Available in HTML Help Viewer
Format.
• The CXML section of the Visual Fortran release notes. See Section 2.2, Release
Notes.
• The CXML readme file installed in: \Df98\CXML
• The CXML samples installed in: \Df98\CXML\Samples
• The Compaq Math Libraries Web page at: http://www.compaq.com/math

7.5 Mixed-Language Programming Support with Visual C++
and Visual Basic
Mixed-language programming occurs when an application has source code written in
two or more languages.
Compaq provides Visual Fortran. Microsoft provides Visual C++, Visual J++, Visual
Basic, Microsoft MASM (Assembler for IA-32 (x86) systems), and other Visual Studio
tools. Mixed-language programming is possible among all these languages.
Mixed-language development is especially easy when you use the same versions of
Visual C++ and Visual Fortran, because they use the same visual development
environment. Having a common development environment lets you edit, debug, link,
and compile Fortran and C/C++ modules transparently.
If you need to use language products that use a different version of the visual
development environment (or a different development environment) than Visual
Fortran, you cannot use the same visual development environment to build all parts of
the mixed-language application.
When other languages in a mixed-language application use a different version of
Microsoft’s visual development environment, you can copy object files into your project
workspace and use the visual development environment to link them into your
application.
Another way to build a mixed-language application is to link the Fortran object module
directly into a C/C++ program.
Visual Basic and Visual Fortran do not share the same visual development environment.
However, you can use Visual Basic to create a graphical user interface for an application
and use Visual Fortran to create Fortran DLLs or a COM server from existing Fortran
source code to build the numerical calculation engine ‘back end’ of a 32-bit Windows
application.
For more information, see the following topics in the online Programmer’s Guide
described in Section 8.2, Documentation Available in HTML Help Viewer Format:
• For information on creating DLLs that work with other applications, see Creating
Windows Applications.
• For information on creating a COM server, see Creating a COM Server.
• For information on mixed-language programming, see Programming with Mixed
Languages.
For more information, see the Microsoft Visual Studio Web site at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/

7.6 Viewing Online Documentation in the HTML Help Viewer
Internet Explorer Version 4 Service Pack 1 is required before you can view online
documentation in the HTML Help Viewer. See Section 3.4.4, Installing Internet
Explorer.
To view the Visual Fortran online documentation in the HTML Help Viewer, do one of
the following:
• Click the Online Documentation item in the Compaq Visual Fortran 6 program
folder.
• After you start the visual development environment, click Contents on the Help
menu.
The HTML Help Viewer displays the table of contents for the online reference books
that are available. The books contain hypertext links to various topics.
Click on the titles in the window to expand the titles and see which documentation is
available. For example, click on Compaq Visual Fortran 6.6, then click on Visual
Fortran, then click on Compaq Visual Fortran, and so forth. The result will be similar to
Figure 9-1, HTML Help Viewer.
For more information, see:
• Section 8.2, Documentation Available in HTML Help Viewer Format
7.7 Using the Array Visualizer

The Compaq Array Visualizer is a software tool that lets you view and analyze data
graphically. The Array Visualizer’s advanced data visualization techniques let you
discover hidden patterns in large, multidimensional arrays. An extensive number of
customization options allow you to bring out the important features of your data. The
Array Visualizer uses OpenGL, a high-speed 3D rendering library, to let you move,
rotate, and zoom data graphs.
The Array Visualizer includes several software components described in the following
sections:
• 7.7.1, Array Viewer
• 7.7.2, Aview Routines Library
• 7.7.3, Avis2D and AvisGrid ActiveX (OCX) Controls
• 7.7.4, Enhancements to the Visual Development Environment
The Array Visualizer is available with the Visual Fortran Professional and Enterprise
Editions.

Note: Only the Array Viewer component is available with the Standard Edition.
7.7.1 Array Viewer

The Compaq Array Viewer is a Windows application that displays array data in two
adjustable panes:
• The top pane shows the array's numeric values in a scrollable spreadsheet.
• The bottom pane displays a graphical view of the array data as a three-dimensional
surface. Other viewing modes include graphical representation of the array data as
plane view image map, vector graph, or two-dimensional chart.
Figure 7-1 shows a typical Array Viewer window.
Figure 7-1 Compaq Array Viewer Window
7.7.2 Aview Routines Library

The Aview routines library contains a set of subroutines that allow Visual Fortran or
Visual C++ applications to display array data using the Array Viewer (by means of OLE
Automation). Using this library, you can create data visualization applications with just
a few lines of code. The library routines can also save array data as a file for later
viewing with the Array Viewer.

7.7.3 Avis2D and AvisGrid ActiveX (OCX) Controls
The Avis2D and AvisGrid ActiveX controls can be used by any development
environment that supports ActiveX controls (Visual C++, Visual Basic, Visual Fortran
dialogs) to display array data in a variety of graphing modes. The Avis2D control
provides more than 100 properties, methods, and events that you can use to customize
its behavior. The AvisGrid control can be used to create tables of array data using about
30 properties, methods, and events.
7.7.4 Enhancements to the Visual Development Environment

The Array Visualizer enhances the visual development environment to let you select an
array in the debugger Watch window and use the Array Viewer to inspect it. You can
update the view to observe changes in the array data as the program executes.
7.7.5 Array Visualizer Samples

Sample applications are provided with Array Visualizer. You must choose the Complete
option during the Array Visualizer installation to install these, as described in Section
3.6, Installing Array Visualizer (Professional and Enterprise Editions). By default, the
samples are installed in a folder under:
\Program Files\ArrayVisualizer\Samples
The file Samples.htm summarizes the Array Visualizer samples.
Note: If you do not install samples, you can copy the samples folders or files from the Array
Visualizer CD–ROM to your hard disk (remove the Read-Only Property of the
copied files).
7.7.6 Installing Array Visualizer

You can install Array Visualizer after you install Visual Fortran or at a later time. See
Section 3.6, Installing Array Visualizer (Professional and Enterprise Editions).
If you have the Visual Fortran Standard Edition, see Section 3.5, Installing Array
Viewer (Standard Edition).
7.7.7 Starting Array Viewer

You can start Array Viewer from the Compaq Array Visualizer program folder, or
double-click the file Aviewer.exe in Windows Explorer (installed by default in the
directory \Program Files\ArrayVisualizer\Bin).

If you've installed the Array Visualizer samples described in Section 7.7.5, Array
Visualizer Samples, you can use the Array Viewer to view some sample data files in the
Samples\Data directory.
7.7.8 Information about Array Visualizer

For more information, see the following:
• The Array Visualizer release notes. You can read the release notes by opening the
Relnotes.txt file located in the root directory of the Array Visualizer CD–ROM.
After installation, look at the Release Notes item in the Compaq Array Visualizer
program folder. Or you can read the Relnotes.txt file installed in:
\Program Files\ArrayVisualizer
• The HTML Help Viewer documentation, under the title Compaq Array Visualizer.
• The WinHelp documentation for Array Viewer. Use the Help menu in Array Viewer,
or click on the file Aviewer.hlp in Windows Explorer (installed in the same directory
as Aviewer.exe).
• Debugging Fortran Programs in the online Programmer’s Guide, which explains how
to use Array Viewer in the debugger. (Professional and Enterprise Editions only.)
• Section 4.7, Redistributing Visual Fortran Files.
7.8 Using the IMSL Libraries (Professional and Enterprise

Editions)
The Professional and Enterprise Editions of Visual Fortran include the IMSL Fortran 90
MP Library.
The IMSL libraries are for applications in general applied mathematics and for
analyzing and presenting statistical data in scientific and business applications.
Table 7-2 shows the IMSL libraries provided.
Table 7-2 IMSL Libraries Provided by the Professional and Enterprise Editions
File Name Library Description
IMSL IMSL static library, contains FORTRAN 77 and Fortran 90 routines
IMSL_ERR IMSL error handler library
IMSLMPISTUB Stub library for MPI routines used in IMSL
For information on the previous version of the IMSL libraries, see the Visual Fortran
release notes, described in Section 2.2, Release Notes.

If you perform a Typical installation, the IMSL modules, libraries, include files,
message files, and online help are installed, but the sample programs are not. You must
perform a Custom installation to install the samples. See Section 3.4.2, Specifying
Installation Options and Destination Directories. The samples are installed by default in
\Df98\Imsl\Examples.
Note: If you do not install samples, you can copy the samples folders or files from the
Visual Fortran CD–ROM to your hard disk (remove the Read-Only Property of the
copied files).
In addition to Visual Fortran platforms (architecture/operating system pairs), IMSL
libraries are also available from Visual Numerics for many different platforms.
For more information about IMSL, see:
• The IMSL Fortran 90 MP Library Read Me text file provided in the Compaq Visual
Fortran 6 program folder.
• The IMSL Fortran 90 MP Library Help item provided in the Compaq Visual Fortran
6 program folder. This brings up the IMSL documentation in PDF format. (See
Section 8.4.4, Location of IMSL PDF Files.)
• Using the IMSL Mathematical and Statistical Libraries in the online Programmer’s
Guide.
• The Visual Numerics Web page for IMSL at:
http://www.vni.com/products/imsl/
7.9 Using f90SQL-lite

f90SQL from Canaima Software is a library of functions and subroutines that makes it
possible for Fortran applications to directly read and write data stored in stored in
databases. The databases must be compliant with the Open Database Connectivity
(ODBC) application programming interface (API).
Examples of database and spreadsheet formats that you can read and write to are:
Microsoft Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, Microsoft Access, Microsoft FoxPro, Paradox, Oracle,
Sybase, Ingres, Informix, and Microsoft SQL-Server, among others. You can read and
write data to the database application’s format directly from your Fortran programs, as
long as the application offers an ODBC interface to its data files.
f90SQL-lite is a subset of the full f90SQL product, known as f90SQL-pro. f90SQL-lite
is suitable for small record sets and a limited number of database connections. You can
purchase f90SQL-pro for larger databases from Canaima Software.
f90SQL-lite is provided on the Visual Fortran CD–ROM, but you must install it
yourself. See Section 4.16, Installing f90SQL-lite, for details.
Compaq does not provide technical support for f90SQL-lite.

For more information about f90SQL, see:
• The README.TXT and F90SQL.RTF files provided in the F90_SQL directory on the
Visual Fortran CD–ROM. (These will be placed on your system during the
installation process.)
• The Canaima Software Web site at:
http://www.canaimasoft.com
7.10 Using Enterprise Toolkit and Technical Programming

Extensions (Enterprise Edition)
The Visual Fortran Enterprise Edition includes the Enterprise Toolkit – UNIX Edition
and the Technical Programming Extensions (TPE).
The Enterprise Toolkit lets you build and debug on both Windows and UNIX system
platforms using the Visual Fortran interface, combined with 64-bit Compaq Tru64
UNIX compilers. The Enterprise Toolkit also lets you seamlessly build your
applications on several other major UNIX operating systems, such as HP-UX, Solaris,
and Linux. You can use the Enterprise Toolkit for portable applications that run on
Windows and UNIX systems.
The Enterprise Toolkit contains a sample Fortran project showing how to use the
product with Fortran.
Technical Programming Extensions is an add-on to the Enterprise Toolkit. TPE
includes, among other features:
• Direct access to KAP optimization settings
• The Porting Assistant, a tool to help you port Fortran applications from other vendors
to Compaq Fortran for Tru64 UNIX Alpha™ Systems and Compaq Visual Fortran
For more information, see the Enterprise Toolkit Web site at:
http://www.tru64unix.compaq.com/enterprisetoolkit
7.11 Support for COM and Automation Objects: Fortran

Module Wizard
Visual Fortran provides a wizard to simplify the use of functionality available with
Component Object Model (COM) and Automation (formerly called OLE Automation)
objects. COM is an open architecture for cross-platform development of client-server
applications, based on object-oriented technology. Automation is a way to manipulate
an application’s objects from outside the application. Automation is typically used to
create applications that expose objects to programming tools and macro languages,

create and manipulate one application's objects from other applications, or create tools
for accessing and manipulating objects.The Visual Fortran Module Wizard generates
Fortran 90 modules that simplify calling COM and Automation services from Fortran
programs.
The Fortran Module Wizard automatically generates Fortran source code that simplifies
invoking:
• Routines in a dynamic-link library (DLL)
• Methods of an Automation object
• Member functions of a COM object
The generated code includes derived-type data declarations for data structures,
procedure interface block definitions, and procedure definitions (external jacket
routines) that simplify calling conventions.
For more information, see Using COM and Automation Objects in the online
Programmer’s Guide described in Section 8.2, Documentation Available in HTML
Help Viewer Format.
7.12 Support for Creating COM Servers (Professional and

Enterprise Editions)
COM supports a model of client-server interaction between a user of an object (the
client) and the implementor of the object (the server).
Visual Fortran provides a COM server wizard that simplifies the task of creating a COM
server or a server that supports dual interfaces. Applications that access COM objects
can use the objects exposed by the COM server, including Visual Fortran, Visual C++,
and Visual Basic clients.
For information about how to implement the COM server wizard as a Developer Studio
add-in, see Section 4.2, Specifying the COM Server Wizard as a Developer Studio Add-
in (Professional and Enterprise Editions Only).
For more information, see Creating a COM Server in the online Programmer’s Guide
described in Section 8.2, Documentation Available in HTML Help Viewer Format.
7.13 Interface Definitions for Routines

7.13.1 Visual Fortran and Array Visualizer Library Routines
Visual Fortran provides procedure interface definitions to all of the Visual Fortran and
Array Visualizer library routines. These interfaces define the properties of a procedure:

the specifications of the attributes for a function result, the specification of dummy
argument attributes, and the information in the procedure header.
To access the interface definitions, you need to insert a USE statement to include the
module file that contains the interface definitions. For example, the following USE
statement includes many of the general-purpose Visual Fortran routines:
USE DFLIB
Other groups of Visual Fortran routines might require different USE statements, as listed
in the description of each routine.
Place the USE statements at the beginning of the program unit before any other
statements, such as IMPLICIT NONE or data declarations.
A description of each Visual Fortran routine is listed alphabetically in A to Z Reference
in the online Language Reference described in Section 8.2, Documentation Available in
HTML Help Viewer Format. Functional groups of routines are also described in various
chapters in the online Programmer’s Guide described in Section 8.2, Documentation
Available in HTML Help Viewer Format.
The Array Visualizer routines are listed in the online Compaq Array Visualizer HTML
Help Viewer documentation, under API Calls for Fortran Programmers, API Calls for
C Programmers, and API Calls for C++ Programmers.
7.13.2 CXML and IMSL Routines

The CXML routines require different USE or INCLUDE statements.
The IMSL routines require different USE statements.
Guidelines for calling the CXML and IMSL routines are provided in separate chapters
in the online Programmer’s Guide described in Section 8.2, Documentation Available
in HTML Help Viewer Format.
Detailed descriptions of the CXML and IMSL routines are provided in separate PDF
files. See Section 8.4, Documentation Available in PDF Format.
7.13.3 Win32 Platform SDK Routines

Visual Fortran also provides interface definitions to most of the Win32 Platform SDK
(operating system) routines. For example, the USE DFWIN statement includes interfaces
for most of the Win32 SDK routines described in the Platform SDK title in the HTML
Help Viewer.
These interface definitions simplify the task of calling the Win32 routines, which are
intended to be called from C. For more information, see Calling Win32 Routines in the
online Programmer’s Guide described in Section 8.2, Documentation Available in

CHAPTER 8
8
Documentation Road Map: Where to
Chapter8
Find What You Need

• 8.1, Printed (Hardcopy) Documentation
• 8.2, Documentation Available in HTML Help Viewer Format
• 8.3, Documentation Available in HTML Format
• 8.4, Documentation Available in PDF Format
• 8.5, Documentation Available in WinHelp Format
• 8.6, Information About New Features
• 8.7, Where to Find Information About Particular Topics
Note: For information about using the sample programs, see Section 7.1, Using the Sample
Programs.
For information about reading the Release Notes, see Section 2.2, Release Notes.
8.1 Printed (Hardcopy) Documentation

The two manuals available in printed form are the following:
• Compaq Visual Fortran Installing and Getting Started
This is the manual you are now reading.
This manual is also available online, in PDF format. See Section 8.4.2, Location of
Installing and Getting Started PDF File.
• Compaq Fortran Language Reference Manual
Documentation Road Map: Where to Find What You Need 8-1

This manual describes the Compaq Fortran language for all Compaq Fortran
platforms, including Visual Fortran.
It contains information on language syntax and semantics and on Fortran standards
and extensions to the standards.
Compaq extensions to the Fortran 95 standard are identified by blue-green color in
the manual.
The Compaq Fortran Language Reference Manual is provided in HTML form on the
Visual Fortran CD–ROM in the following directory: \Info\Df\Doc\LRM. Open the file
Dflrm.htm.
The Compaq Fortran Language Reference Manual is also available online, with
slightly different information, in HTML Help Viewer format. See Section 8.2.2,
Language Reference.
Note: The Compaq Visual Fortran Installing and Getting Started and Compaq Fortran
Language Reference Manual are also available in HTML form on the Visual Fortran
home page. To view them:
1 Open the Fortran home page at: http://www.compaq.com/fortran
2 Click on Online Documentation in the left margin.
3 Scroll down under Compaq Visual Fortran to find the manuals.
To order additional copies of the printed Compaq Visual Fortran Installing and Getting
Started and Compaq Fortran Language Reference Manual included with each single-
user kit, contact a local Compaq sales office or reseller and request Compaq part number
QA-5LBAA-GZ.6.6.
8.1.1 Compaq Fortran Online Bookstore

You might want to purchase additional books about the Fortran language, Visual
Fortran, or programming for the Windows platform that are not provided in your kit.
Visual Fortran provides an online bookstore that lists suggested titles.
To bring up the Compaq Fortran Online Bookstore:
1 Open the Fortran home page at: http://www.compaq.com/fortran
2 Click on Bookstore in the left margin.
3 Click on the Compaq Fortran Online Bookstore link at the bottom of the page.
8.2 Documentation Available in HTML Help Viewer Format

Note: For information about how to bring up the HTML Help Viewer, see Section 7.6,
Viewing Online Documentation in the HTML Help Viewer.

For details about the HTML Help Viewer, see Chapter 9, Using the HTML Help
Viewer
Visual Fortran and related online documentation appears under the Compaq Visual
Fortran title.
The primary online reference materials for Visual Fortran are:
• Programmer’s Guide (in the Compaq Visual Fortran title). See Section 8.2.1,
Programmer's Guide.
• Language Reference (in the Compaq Visual Fortran title). See Section 8.2.2,
Language Reference.
• Error Messages (in the Compaq Visual Fortran title). See Section 8.2.3, Error
Messages.
• Compaq Array Visualizer documentation for the Professional and Enterprise Editions
(several books in the Compaq Array Visualizer title). See Section 8.2.5, Compaq
Array Visualizer Documentation.
• Visual C++ User’s Guide (for Visual Fortran) (in the Developer Studio 98 title). See
Section 8.2.4, Visual C++ User's Guide (for Visual Fortran).
• Platform SDK and SDK manuals in the Platform SDK and SDK Documentation titles.
See Section 8.2.6, Platform SDK and SDK Documentation.
• Additional titles for the Enterprise Edition. See Section 8.2.7, Additional HTML
Help for the Enterprise Edition.
These documentation resources are available online after you install Visual Fortran.
The Programmer’s Guide, Language Reference, and Error Messages manuals are also
available as .HTM files that you can view using your favorite browser, not the HTML
Help Viewer.
8.2.1 Programmer's Guide

The Programmer’s Guide covers the following aspects of Visual Fortran programming
on Windows 2000, Windows NT 4, Windows Me, Windows 98, and Windows 95
systems:
• How to build and debug efficient applications using the visual development
environment or the command line, selecting appropriate compiler and linker options,
using the debugger, and performance guidelines.
• Detailed information about Visual Fortran project types: Fortran Console application,
Fortran Standard Graphics application, Fortran QuickWin application, Fortran
Windows application, Fortran COM Server application, Fortran static library, and
Fortran dynamic-link library.

• Aspects of programming with Visual Fortran on Windows 2000, Windows NT 4,
Windows Me, Windows 98, and Windows 95 systems, including portability, using
dialogs and graphics, mixed-language programming, and multithread applications.
• Using COM and Automation objects (client) and creating a COM server (including
support for dual interfaces).
• Intrinsic data types, handling run-time errors and exceptions, and converting foreign
unformatted files.
• How to use IMSL library routines (included in the Professional and Enterprise
Editions of Visual Fortran).
• How to use CXML library routines.
• Source compatibility and using Visual Fortran tools.
Compaq extensions to the Fortran 95 standard are identified by a blue-green color.
8.2.2 Language Reference

The Language Reference describes the Compaq Visual Fortran programming language.
It contains all of the material in the printed Compaq Fortran Language Reference
Manual described in Section 8.1, Printed (Hardcopy) Documentation that is relevant to
Visual Fortran. It also contains information not found in the printed manual about
routines available only on Windows platforms.
Information found in the Language Reference includes:
• Individual sections that describe aspects of the Fortran 95/90 language
Topics include program structure, constants and variables, various types of
statements, execution control, data transfer and I/O, scope and association,
compilation control and directives, and other topics.
• A to Z Reference
Organizes the functions, subroutines, and statements available in Visual Fortran by
the operations they perform. Also has descriptions of all Visual Fortran statements,
intrinsics, and library routines (arranged in alphabetical order).
• Glossary
Contains abbreviated definitions of some commonly used terms in the Visual Fortran
documentation.
Compaq extensions to the Fortran 95 standard are identified by a blue-green color.

8.2.3 Error Messages
Error Messages is a list of error messages with explanations, including Visual Fortran
run-time messages, linker messages, and tools messages.
8.2.4 Visual C++ User's Guide (for Visual Fortran)

The Visual C++ User’s Guide (for Visual Fortran) provides information on navigating
the menus and windows of the visual development environment. It describes how to set
up projects, how to work with the editor, debugger, and browser, and how to set linker
options.
8.2.5 Compaq Array Visualizer Documentation

The Compaq Array Visualizer online documentation provides information about the
Array Visualizer, including how to get started with the Array Visualizer, Fortran (fagl
and fav) routines reference information, C (agl and CAViewer Class) routines reference
information, and Avis2D and AvisGrid ActiveX controls information (including
properties and methods reference).
8.2.6 Platform SDK and SDK Documentation

The Platform Software Development Kit (SDK) online documentation is included to
give you reference information about library routines (such as OpenGL) provided by
your operating system. This documentation is shown under the online titles Platform
SDK and SDK Documentation.
8.2.7 Additional HTML Help for the Enterprise Edition

The Enterprise Toolkit part of the Enterprise Edition includes additional documentation
in HTML Help form, including Compaq Tru64 UNIX operating system documentation
and related product documentation.
With the Enterprise Edition, the additional HTML Help (such as the Compaq Tru64
UNIX documentation) is added to its own collection. During installation of the
Enterprise Toolkit, you can select existing collections (such as MSDN or Visual
Fortran) to be added to the Compaq Enterprise Toolkit collection. The Visual Fortran
collection remains as a separate collection that you can select. See Section 9.11, Other
HTML Help Viewer Features.
You can use the subset capabilities of HTML Help to limit the information displayed or
searched with the Search tab or F1 key. For example, you can define and use a subset
that only contains the Compaq Tru64 UNIX documentation. See Section 9.9, Changing
the Current Collection.

8.3 Documentation Available in HTML Format
The documentation described in Section 8.2, Documentation Available in HTML Help
Viewer Format, is also provided in HTML format, to be read using your favorite
browser. The HTML files are located on the Visual Fortran CD–ROM at:
\Info\Df\Doc\CVF_HTML
The HTML files for the Compaq Fortran Language Reference Manual described in
Section 8.1, Printed (Hardcopy) Documentation is located on the Visual Fortran
CD–ROM at:
\Info\Df\Doc\CVF_LRM
8.4 Documentation Available in PDF Format

This documentation is provided in PDF format, to be read using the Adobe Acrobat
Reader:
• Compaq Visual Fortran Installing and Getting Started. See Section 8.4.2, Location
of Installing and Getting Started PDF File.
• Compaq Extended Math Library Reference Guide. See Section 8.4.3, Location of
CXML PDF File.
• IMSL PDF files for the Professional and Enterprise Editions. See Section 8.4.4,
Location of IMSL PDF Files.
• FLEXlm End Users Manual. See Section 8.4.5, Location of FLEXlm PDF File.
• Visual Fortran and Array Visualizer HTML Help documentation, provided in PDF
form for those who cannot or prefer not to view the HTML files. The PDF files are on
the Visual Fortran CD–ROM in the following directory:
\Info\Df\Doc\CVF_PDF
The following PDF documentation is provided in this directory:

• Programmer’s Guide, described in Section 8.2.1, Programmer's Guide
• Language Reference, described in Section 8.2.2, Language Reference
• Error Messages, described in Section 8.2.3, Error Messages
• Visual C++ User’s Guide (for Visual Fortran), described in Section 8.2.4, Visual
C++ User's Guide (for Visual Fortran)
• Array Visualizer PDF files, described in Section 8.2.5, Compaq Array Visualizer
Documentation

8.4.1 Viewing PDF Files
To view the PDF files, you must use the Adobe Acrobat Reader, Version 4.0 or later. To
get the latest version of Acrobat Reader, do one of the following:
• Download it from the Adobe Systems Web site and install it. The site is at:
http://www.adobe.com
• Use the Acrobat Reader self-extracting installation file located on the Visual Fortran
CD–ROM. In Windows Explorer, double-click on the file rs40eng.exe in the \x86\
Tools\AcroRead directory.
It is recommended that you remove any previous versions of Acrobat Reader before you
install a newer version.
8.4.2 Location of Installing and Getting Started PDF File

The Compaq Visual Fortran Installing and Getting Started PDF file Cvf_gs.pdf is
located in the root directory of the Visual Fortran CD–ROM.
After installation, the PDF file is in:
8.4.3 Location of CXML PDF File

The Compaq Extended Math Library Reference Guide PDF file Cxmlref.pdf is located
on the Visual Fortran CD–ROM in the following directory:
\x86\df\cxml\doc
After installation (if requested), the PDF file is in:
\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Df98\Cxml\Doc
8.4.4 Location of IMSL PDF Files

The following PDF files are available for IMSL:
• IMSL contents file, Imsl.pdf
• IMSL Math/Library, Volumes 1 and 2, file Math.pdf
• IMSL Math/Library, Special Functions, file Sfun.pdf
• IMSL Stat/Library, Volume 1, file Statvol1.pdf
• IMSL Stat/Library, Volume 2, file Statvol2.pdf
• IMSL Fortran 90 MP Library, file, F9040.pdf

The PDF files are located on the Visual Fortran CD–ROM in the following directory:
\x86\Df\IMSL\Help
After installation (if requested), the PDF files are in:
\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Df98\Imsl\Help
8.4.5 Location of FLEXlm PDF File

If you use the default installation directory when you install the FLEXlm software
license manager, the FLEXlm End Users Manual PDF file, enduser.pdf, is installed in:
C:\FLEXLM
8.5 Documentation Available in WinHelp Format

The following documentation is available in WinHelp format when you click on Help
when using the products:
• Online help for Array Viewer
• Online help for some Visual Fortran tools, such as Bit Viewer and Format Editor.
8.6 Information About New Features

For information about new features for Visual Fortran, bring up the HTML Help
Viewer. See Section 9.2, Displaying the HTML Help Viewer.
In the Contents pane, do the following:
1 If not expanded, expand the Compaq Visual Fortran 6.6 title.
2 If not expanded, expand Visual Fortran.
3 If not expanded, expand Compaq Visual Fortran.
4 Click on Home Page.
5 Click on the link to New Features for Compaq Visual Fortran Version 6.6.
For information about new features for Array Visualizer, bring up the HTML Help
Viewer. In the Contents pane:
1 If not expanded, expand the Compaq Visual Fortran 6.6 title.
2 If not expanded, expand Visual Fortran.
3 If not expanded, expand Compaq Array Visualizer.
4 Click on Home Page.

5 Click on the link to New Features for Compaq Array Visualizer Version 1.6.
8.7 Where to Find Information About Particular Topics

Table 8-1 lists various topics and where to find information about them in the document
set.
Note that you can search through the online books for keywords. See Section 9.7, Using
the Search Tab to Locate Topics by Searching.
Table 8-1 Where to Find Information About Particular Topics
Topic Where to Find It
Using the Microsoft visual development Chapter 6, Using Visual Fortran
environment Programmer’s Guide: Building Programs and Libraries
Visual C++ User’s Guide (for Visual Fortran): Visual C++ Environment,
Working with Projects, Text Editor, Debugger, other sections
Compatibility with versions of Microsoft Programmer’s Guide: Compatibility Information, Compiler and Linker
Fortran and Microsoft extensions Options
Defining procedures for an application Language Reference: Program Structure, Characters, and Source Forms,
Program Units and Procedures
Compaq Fortran Language Reference Manual: Program Structure,
Characters, and Source Forms, Program Units and Procedures
Compiling and linking Programmer’s Guide: Building Programs and Libraries, Using the
Compiler and Linker from the Command Line, Compiler and Linker
Options, Using Tools from the Command Line in the topic Using Visual
Fortran Tools
Starting a new program Programmer’s Guide: Portability and Design Considerations
Handling run-time errors Programmer’s Guide: Handling Run-Time Errors, Locating Run-Time
Errors in the Debugger in the topic Debugging Fortran Programs
Visual C++ User’s Guide (for Visual Fortran): Debugger
Improving performance Programmer’s Guide: Performance: Making Programs Run Faster
Adding windows to your application Programmer’s Guide: Using QuickWin, Using Dialogs
Getting user input with dialog boxes Programmer’s Guide: Using Dialogs
Adding mouse functions to your application Programmer’s Guide: Using QuickWin
Adding graphic elements Programmer’s Guide: Drawing Graphic Elements, Using Fonts from the
Graphics Library
Multitasking Programmer’s Guide: Creating Multithread Applications
Interacting with other applications Programmer’s Guide: Programming with Mixed Languages, Creating
Fortran DLLs
Working with other platforms Programmer’s Guide: Portability and Design Considerations, Portability
Library, Compatibility Information, The Floating-Point Library
Handling foreign character sets Programmer’s Guide: Using National Language Support Routines
CXML routines Section 7.4, Using Compaq Extended Math Library (CXML)
Programmer’s Guide: Using the Compaq Extended Math Library (CXML)

Table 8-1 Where to Find Information About Particular Topics
Topic Where to Find It
IMSL routines Section 7.8, Using the IMSL Libraries (Professional and Enterprise
Editions)
Programmer’s Guide: Using the IMSL Mathematical and Statistical
Libraries
Using COM and Automation objects from Programmer’s Guide: Using COM and Automation Objects
Fortran applications
Creating a Fortran COM server Programmer’s Guide: Creating a COM Server
Compaq Array Viewer and Array Visualizer Section 7.7, Using the Array Visualizer
description Getting Started in the Compaq Array Visualizer title
Using the Array Viewer Help menu in the Array Viewer
Getting Started in the Compaq Array Visualizer title
Calling the Array Visualizer routines from API Calls for Fortran Programmers in the Compaq Array Visualizer title
Fortran applications
Calling the Array Visualizer routines from C or API Calls for C Programmers and API Calls for C++ Programmers in the
C++ applications Compaq Array Visualizer title
Using the Array Visualizer Avis2D and Array Visualizer Controls in the Compaq Array Visualizer title
AvisGrid ActiveX controls
Differences between Fortran 95 and Fortran 90 Language Reference: Fortran 95 Features, Fortran 90 Features
Compaq Fortran Language Reference Manual: Overview
Differences between Fortran 90 and Language Reference: Fortran 95 Features, Fortran 90 Features
FORTRAN 77 Compaq Fortran Language Reference Manual: Overview
Glossary of terms Language Reference: Glossary
Compaq Fortran Language Reference Manual: Glossary

CHAPTER 9
9
Using the HTML Help Viewer
Chapter9

• 9.1, What Is the HTML Help Viewer?
• 9.2, Displaying the HTML Help Viewer
• 9.3, Using the Contents Tab
• 9.4, Navigating by Jumping to Related Topics
• 9.5, Using F1 to Get Context-Sensitive Help
• 9.6, Using the Index Tab to Locate Topics by Index Keyword
• 9.7, Using the Search Tab to Locate Topics by Searching
• 9.8, Using the Favorites Tab for Bookmarks
• 9.9, Changing the Current Collection
• 9.10, Defining and Using Subsets
• 9.11, Other HTML Help Viewer Features
• 9.12, Problems Displaying HTML Help Viewer Information
9.1 What Is the HTML Help Viewer?

An online documentation help system called the HTML Help Viewer is integrated with
the visual development environment.
The HTML Help Viewer appears in a separate window, as shown in Figure 9-1.
Using the HTML Help Viewer 9-1

Figure 9-1 HTML Help Viewer
The left window area shows the contents of the titles. It has tabs for the following panes:
Contents, Index, full-text Search, and Favorites.
The right window area displays text for a selected topic in a document window.
The HTML Help Viewer provides a built-in toolbar, as shown in Figure 9-2.
Figure 9-2 HTML Help Viewer Toolbar
Table 9-1 describes the buttons in the toolbar.

Table 9-1 Buttons in the HTML Help Viewer Toolbar
Click this button: To do this:
Hide or Show Hide removes the left pane, which contains the Contents, Index, and Search tabs.
After you click Hide, click Show to redisplay the Contents pane.
Locate Locate shows you the location of the current topic in the Contents.
Next and Previous Next and Previous move you to the topic that follows (down arrow) or
precedes (up arrow) the current topic in the Contents. Topics are ordered as they
appear in the Contents.
Back and Forward Back returns you to the last topic you viewed. Forward moves you forward (if
you previously clicked Back).
Stop Stop stops retrieval of information for the current topic.
Refresh Refresh redisplays the contents of the screen.
Home Home returns you to the home screen of the HTML Help Viewer help system.

Table 9-1 Buttons in the HTML Help Viewer Toolbar
Click this button: To do this:
Font Font allows you to adjust the size of the text font in the HTML Help Viewer
display.
Print Print displays the print dialog box, allowing you to print the currently selected
page or the text in the current heading.
Options Options displays certain options, some of which are HTML Help Viewer
buttons.
Most of the functions performed by the toolbar buttons are also available as menu items
in the Go menu.
You can use the Page Up, Page Down, and arrow keys on your keyboard to scroll
through text.
You can also use keyboard shortcuts for navigation. For example, to change focus from
the left side of the Help Viewer to the right (text) side, click on F6.
9.2 Displaying the HTML Help Viewer

There are several ways to display the HTML Help Viewer:
• Click the Online Documentation item in the Compaq Visual Fortran program folder.
The HTML Help Viewer appears with the Contents displayed.
• Within the visual development environment, in the Help Menu, click either Contents,
Index, or Search.
The HTML Help Viewer appears with the Contents, Index, or Search pane displayed.
• In a text window (such as a text editor window), move your pointer to a word of a
Fortran statement, routine, intrinsic, or keyword and click F1.
The HTML Help Viewer appears with the text associated with that topic (or a
selectable list) displayed.
Figure 9-3 shows the Contents with several online titles expanded. See Table 9-2, How
to Use the Contents Pane.

Figure 9-3 HTML Help Viewer Window with Contents Displayed
You can also display the HTML Help Viewer by other means supported by HTML
Help.
For example, you can use the HH command within a command prompt window (or
desktop shortcut) to open a .CHM file installed on your hard disk. You can similarly open
a .CHM file within Internet Explorer (click Open in the File menu, then click Browse).
Visual Fortran HTML Help files are installed by default in the following directory:
\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Df98\Doc
Note: If you have trouble displaying the HTML Help Viewer, see Section 9.12, Problems
Displaying HTML Help Viewer Information.
9.3 Using the Contents Tab

The HTML Help Viewer provides a book-like table of contents showing the titles of
books, sections, and topics. You can browse among the various categories of

information. Visual Fortran titles appear with certain other visual development
environment titles.
To display the contents, see Section 9.2, Displaying the HTML Help Viewer.
Table 9-2 shows how to use the Contents pane. See Figure 9-3, HTML Help Viewer
Window with Contents Displayed.
Table 9-2 How to Use the Contents Pane
To do this: Click this:
Open a title Click the + symbol in front of the name or double-click the name itself.
The + symbol changes to a - symbol when a title is open.
Close a title Click the - symbol in front of the name or double-click the name itself.
The - symbol changes to a + symbol when a title is closed.
View a topic Double-click the topic’s page icon or the topic name in the Contents.
The topic you selected is displayed in a topic window.
9.4 Navigating by Jumping to Related Topics

From any topic window, there are several ways to jump to related information, such as:
• Click on one of the HTML Help Viewer buttons. (See Table 9-1, Buttons in the
HTML Help Viewer Toolbar.)
• Select a word and click F1. (See Section 9.5, Using F1 to Get Context-Sensitive
Help.)
• Click on underlined words in a color, such as blue, to move to another related topic or
display a pop-up window with additional information. For certain types of jumps, a
selectable list appears to allow a choice among multiple topics.
If jumps between topics in the HTML Help Viewer do not work as expected, click the
HTML Help View menu, Internet Options item. Check the settings in the Security tab.
9.5 Using F1 to Get Context-Sensitive Help

Context-sensitive help on specific keywords and functions is available whenever you
are working in a text window. You can also get detailed descriptions of options
whenever you are working in a visual development environment dialog box.
To get help on a word in a text window, move your pointer to the word that you want
help on and click F1.
The HTML Help Viewer displays the topic. If there are multiple topics indexed in
Books Online under the word you specified, the Select Reference dialog box displays all
topic titles that contain information on the keyword you specified.

When in a dialog box, to get help on a part of a dialog box, do either of the following:
• Click the ? (Help) button and click the item you want help on.
• Select the item you want help on and click F1.
9.6 Using the Index Tab to Locate Topics by Index Keyword

The HTML Help Viewer provides a book-like index to all topics in Books Online.
Every topic is indexed under one or more keywords to make them easy for you to find.
To find a topic with the index:
1 Bring up the Index pane as described in Section 9.2, Displaying the HTML Help
Viewer.
2 Enter the word(s) you want information on. Topics relevant to the word(s) you have
entered appear.
3 Either select the topic you want to view and click the Display button or double-click
the topic you want to view.
Certain index keywords will be dimmed to indicate they are not in the current subset or
are placeholders for the indented keywords beneath them.
9.7 Using the Search Tab to Locate Topics by Searching

If you cannot easily find the information you are looking for in the index or you are
looking for detailed information, you can perform a full-text search of either the entire
contents of Books Online or the currently selected subset. (See Section 9.9, Changing
the Current Collection.) The HTML Help Viewer displays every occurrence of a given
word or phrase, anywhere within the help system.
To search the full text of the online books:
1 Bring up the Search pane as described in Section 9.2, Displaying the HTML Help
Viewer.
2 Enter the word, phrase, or wildcard expression you want information on.
3 Click the List Topics button.
The list box at the bottom of the Search dialog box displays all the topics containing
the word or phrase you specified.
4 Either select the topic you want to view and click the Display button or double-click
the topic you want to view.
At the bottom, the Search pane contains checkboxes for the following:

• Search previous results
• Match similar words
• Search titles only
Before you perform a search by clicking the List Topics button, make sure the
checkboxes in the lower-left corner of the Search tab are set appropriately.
9.7.1 Basic Search Syntax

A basic search query consists of the word or phrase you want to find. To create more
complex search queries, you can use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) and a proximity
operator (NEAR).
Keep in mind the following rules when you are creating a query:
• Search queries are case-insensitive, so you can enter your query in uppercase or
lowercase letters.
• You can search for any combination of letters (a-z) and numbers (0-9), except for the
words in the exception list (a, an, and, as, at, be, but, by, do, for, from, have, he, in, it,
not, of, on, or, she, that, the, there, they, this, to, we, which, with, you), which are
ignored during a search.
• Punctuation marks such as the period (.), colon (:), semicolon (;), comma (,), and
hyphen (-) are ignored during a search.
• Use single or double quotation marks to enclose phrases; you cannot search for these
characters.
• You can use parentheses to nest expressions within your query.
9.7.1.1 Words, Phrases, and Wildcards

You can use wildcards with the basic query syntax to create powerful and flexible
search queries, as shown in Table 9-3.
Table 9-3 How to Use Wildcards with the Basic Search Syntax
To search for: Example: The search will find:
A single word overload Topics that contain the word overload (you will also find its
grammatical variations, such as overloads and overloaded).

Table 9-3 How to Use Wildcards with the Basic Search Syntax
To search for: Example: The search will find:
A phrase, in single or “new operator” Topics that contain the literal phrase new operator and all its
double quotes ‘new operator’ grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the
query is equivalent to specifying:
new AND operator
Using two words without quotation marks (or the AND
operator) finds topics containing the individual words, not
the phrase.
A wildcard esc* Topics that contain the terms esc, escape, escalation, and so
expression on. The asterisk cannot be the only character in the term.
80?86 Topics that contain the terms 80186, 80286, 80386, 80x86,
and so on. The question mark cannot be the only character in
the term.
*86 Topics that contain the terms 386, 486, x86, 8086, and so on.
9.8 Using the Favorites Tab for Bookmarks

In the HTML Help Viewer window, click on the Favorites tab to display your
bookmarks (favorite items).
To add a bookmark to your Favorites list:
1 Display the appropriate topic.
2 Click the Add button.
To remove a bookmark:
1 Click on the bookmark to be removed.
2 Click the Remove button.
To display the topic associated with a bookmark:
1 Click on the bookmark to be viewed.
2 Click the Display button.
9.9 Changing the Current Collection

In the HTML Help Viewer, a collection is a group of related titles and files.
When you use the Contents, Index, or Search functions, the current collection is used.
The current collection is also used when you search for topics within the visual
development environment, such as when you move your pointer to a word and click F1.
Typically, your current collection will be the Compaq Visual Fortran documentation.
However, if you also have the Microsoft MSDN online documentation installed (such as

for a Microsoft Visual Studio product or subscription), the MSDN Library might be the
current collection.
For example, if the MSDN Library is the current collection, when you click Contents
from the Help menu, the MSDN online documentation might appear instead of the
Visual Fortran online documentation.
You can change your current preferred collection.
On Windows 2000 systems, you need to have at least Power user privilege to change
collections.
To change the current online documentation collection in use:
1 Within the visual development environment, in the Tools menu, select Options.
2 Click on the Help System tab. (Depending on display settings, you might need to
scroll to find the tab.)
3 In the Preferred Collection box, select Compaq Visual Fortran if you want to use the
Visual Fortran collection or select MSDN Library if you want to use the MSDN
collection.
4 Click OK. The collection you just selected is now your current collection.
If you have installed the Enterprise Edition, see Section 8.2.7, Additional HTML Help
for the Enterprise Edition for information on the collection to use.
Note: You can always display the Visual Fortran online documentation in the HTML Help
Viewer by clicking the Online Documentation item in the Compaq Visual Fortran 6
program folder. However, searches will continue to use the current collection, which
might or might not be the Visual Fortran collection.
9.10 Defining and Using Subsets

The HTML Help Viewer lets you define and use subsets to limit the index or search
activity on your system. For example, you can define a subset for just the Visual Fortran
documentation, the Array Visualizer documentation, or the Platform SDK
documentation, or any combination.
The name of the current subset is shown in the upper left part of the HTML Help Viewer
window in a list box labeled Active Subset. The subset titled Entire Collection displays
the entire contents of the currently selected collection. (See Section 9.9, Changing the
Current Collection.)
To define a new subset:
1 Start the HTML Help Viewer.
2 In the View menu, click Define Subset.

3 In the Available Items list, double-click the Compaq Visual Fortran 6.6
subcategories.
4 If needed, double-click the subcategory to display its contents.
5 Click the appropriate title. You can use the Ctrl key to select multiple titles.
6 Click the Add button; the selected titles are moved into the right pane.
7 In the lower-right corner, in the text box below Save new subset as:, highlight and
enter the desired subset name.
8 Click the Save button to save the defined subset for subsequent use.
9 Click the Close button.
To use a previously defined subset, in the Active Subset list box, select the desired
subset.
After you select the subset, the Contents pane shows only the contents of the current
subset.
When you exit the HTML Help Viewer, it remembers the last subset selected and uses it
the next time you start the HTML Help Viewer.
If you use multiple subsets and cannot find a topic you need, make sure you select the
Entire Contents subset or the appropriate subset you previously defined.
9.11 Other HTML Help Viewer Features

The HTML Help Viewer environment provides other features, including locating text
within a page and access to Microsoft Internet Explorer preferences.
To locate a text string within the current topic page:
1 In the Edit menu, click Find in this Topic.
2 Enter the text to be located.
3 Review and, if needed, set the displayed radio button options.
4 Click the Find Next button. The text string, if located, is highlighted.
5 If appropriate, click the Find Next button again to locate the next place where that
text string is located on the current page.
To access Microsoft Internet Explorer preferences:
1 In the View menu, click Internet Options.
2 Click the appropriate tab.
3 Change the options as needed.

4 Click OK.
To open a page on your company’s intranet or the Internet:
1 In the Go menu, click URL.
2 Enter the desired URL, such as: http://www.compaq.com
3 Click OK.
If you cannot access the specified page, correct the URL or check your Internet Explorer
preferences (in the View menu, click Internet Options).
9.12 Problems Displaying HTML Help Viewer Information

Under Visual Fortran are the titles Compaq Visual Fortran and Compaq Array
Visualizer.
If the expected HTML Help Viewer window (shown in Figure 9-1, HTML Help
Viewer) does not appear, possible causes and solutions include:
• Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 4 is not installed properly.
The HTML Help Viewer requires a certain minimum release of Internet Explorer
Version 4. You can install the correct release of Internet Explorer Version 4 from the
Visual Fortran CD–ROM. See Section 3.4.4, Installing Internet Explorer.
On Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 systems, Internet Explorer Version 4 must be
installed from an Administrator account.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 4 was not installed before installing Visual
Fortran.
You must install the minimum (or later) release of Internet Explorer Version 4 before
you install Visual Fortran. See Section 3.4.4, Installing Internet Explorer.
• The current subset prevents you from locating the desired information.
You may have selected a subset of the Visual Fortran collection recently or when you
last used the HTML Help Viewer. You can select the Entire Collection to locate the
desired information in the Active Subsets list box. See Section 9.10, Defining and
Using Subsets.
• You have Microsoft MSDN installed and the MSDN Library, not Visual Studio,
appears in the Contents. See Section 9.9, Changing the Current Collection.
• The expected Visual Fortran Contents do not appear, even though you do not have
Microsoft MSDN installed.
Start the HTML Help Viewer by clicking the Online Documentation item in the
Compaq Visual Fortran 6 program folder. (Do not start the HTML Help Viewer from
the visual development environment Help menu.)

You might find useful tips on displaying HTML Help Viewer information by looking at
the Compaq Visual Fortran Knowledge Base at the Compaq Fortran Web page,
described in Section 10.2, Types of Technical Support.

CHAPTER 10
10
Visual Fortran Technical Support
Chapter10

• 10.1, Overview of Technical Support
• 10.2, Types of Technical Support
• 10.3, Guidelines for Reporting Problems
10.1 Overview of Technical Support

For information about Visual Fortran, including availability of new releases and the
location of service update kits, you can access the Compaq Fortran home page with a
Web browser at:
If you have questions related to the use or installation of Visual Fortran or the visual
development environment, including the installation of the IMSL libraries, consult the
printed and online documentation provided before you contact Compaq technical
support.
For specific questions about the use of IMSL library routines (not related to installation
or the use of Visual Fortran), first carefully read Using the IMSL Mathematical and
Statistical Libraries in the online Programmer’s Guide before you contact Visual
Numerics, Inc.
10.2 Types of Technical Support

The following types of Visual Fortran technical support are available:
• E-mail support
Visual Fortran Technical Support 10-1

Visual Fortran e-mail support is available worldwide in English as a free service. The
length of time to answer your questions will vary. For example, a detailed problem
report might require multiple days to investigate.
Compaq prefers that you use the VF Reporter tool to submit e-mail questions. See
Chapter 11, Using the VF Reporter Tool.
• Paid consulting support through Compaq Services
For a description of the paid technical support options available, access the Compaq
Fortran Web page at:
Under the Compaq Visual Fortran heading, in the QuickSelect Page menu, choose
Support.
The type of paid technical support services available from Compaq also depends on
the country in which you live. You can contact your local Compaq office for
information about the type of support services available in your country.
• User-to-user support on Compaq message boards
Compaq hosts a Web-based forum where users can post general questions. To use it,
access the following Web page:
http://www.compaq.com/fortran/forum
You will be prompted to register to use this service. After registering or logging in,
select the Visual Fortran category.
• Visual Fortran Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Knowledge Base
To see these, access the Compaq Fortran Web page at:
Under the Compaq Visual Fortran heading, in the QuickSelect Page menu, choose
Frequently Asked Questions or Knowledge Base.
• Newsletter
All registered Visual Fortran users with a valid e-mail address will receive a periodic
electronic newsletter notification.
10.3 Guidelines for Reporting Problems

If you have a problem, read the following to determine if the problem is a known
problem:
• Release notes in the Visual Fortran program folder
• Frequently Asked Questions

• Knowledge Base
To report a problem, Compaq prefers that you use the VF Reporter tool. See Chapter 11,
Using the VF Reporter Tool.
If you cannot use VF Reporter, see the online BUGREPRT.TXT file for information on
sending a report to Compaq. The file is in the following directory:
When reporting a problem, be sure to include the following:
• The name and version number of the operating system you are using.
• The specific commands or steps used to compile and link the program. In the visual
development environment, this includes the Fortran and Link tab settings from the
Project menu Settings item.
• Any error messages displayed.
• Relevant detailed information (possibly including source program listings). Try to
narrow the cause of the problem to a specific subprogram or lines of code.
Visual Fortran Technical Support 10-3

CHAPTER 11
11
Using the VF Reporter Tool
Chapter11

• 11.1, What Is VF Reporter?
• 11.2, Starting VF Reporter
• 11.3, User Information Dialog Box
• 11.4, System Information Dialog Box
• 11.5, Manually E-Mailing Problem Reports
• 11.6, Problems Mailing Files with VF Reporter
11.1 What Is VF Reporter?

VF Reporter is an automated, simple, e-mail mechanism for reporting suspected
problems or sending suggestions to the Visual Fortran team. If you encounter a problem
you believe is caused by Visual Fortran, you can use VF Reporter to report it to
Compaq.
VF Reporter is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows NT 4, Windows Me,
Windows 98, and Windows 95.
You can use your e-mail package’s MAPI support to mail your report directly from VF
reporter, or manually e-mail the information yourself after VF Reporter has collected it.
VF Reporter is automatically installed when you install Visual Fortran. When installed,
VF Reporter files are copied into:
\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Df98\Vfrportr
Note: To read this chapter in a Web browser, open the file Readme.htm in the Vfrportr
directory.
If you remove Visual Fortran, VF Reporter is automatically removed.
Using the VF Reporter Tool 11-1

VF Reporter automatically gathers system information, including the product identifier,
version number, path information, and other system information.
11.2 Starting VF Reporter

To start VF Reporter:
1 Click Start.
2 Click Programs.
3 Click Compaq Visual Fortran 6.
4 Click VF Reporter.
This brings up the User Information dialog box shown in Figure 11-1.
Figure 11-1 VF Reporter User Information Dialog Box
Initially, the User Information dialog box does not contain information. When you start
VF Reporter, if existing user information is found, a dialog box appears asking if you
want to use that information. To reuse or edit the displayed user information, click Yes.
To enter all new information, click No.
If you say Yes, you can edit the user information. It will be saved when you click Save or
Mail.
To use VF Reporter to send in a report to Compaq, follow these instructions:

1 Fill in the requested user information in the various tabs in the User Information
dialog box. (See Section 11.3.1, Tabs in the User Information Dialog Box.)
2 Click the System Information button at the bottom of the User Information dialog box
to display the System Information dialog box. Click the various tabs and view the
system information collected by VF Reporter.
If a tab contains information that you don't want to send to Compaq with your report,
turn off the checkbox to prevent the information from being sent. (See Section 11.4,
System Information Dialog Box.)
3 Click the User Information button to display the User Information dialog box again.
4 After you review the user information, click Save to save the current set of
information to an ASCII text file. Both the user information and the system
information are saved in the text file. You can specify a file name when you save the
information. See Section 11.3.2, Buttons in the User Information Dialog Box, for
information about the Save button.
5 If you have turned on the checkbox I want to use my e-mail package's MAPI support
to email reports, you can click on the E-Mail button to send the report.
If you have not turned on the toggle, you can send the e-mail manually. Be sure to
attach the text file that you saved.
11.3 User Information Dialog Box

The User Information dialog box contains tabs and buttons to help you create your
report to send to Compaq.
11.3.1 Tabs in the User Information Dialog Box

The User Information dialog box contains the following tabs that you need to fill in:
• User: Enter the name, address, e-mail address, and phone numbers. If you choose to
use your e-mail software's MAPI support, the e-mail address must be correct, because
this is the address that Compaq will reply to after you send in your report.
• Severity: Specify the category of the problem (such as run-time error or suggestion),
whether the problem can be reproduced, and whether you are porting code from
another platform.
• Description: Briefly describe the project type, the structure of the application, and the
problem. You can include the steps needed to reproduce the problem in the To
Reproduce tab. You can attach source and project files using the Attach Files tab
instead of including the actual code in the Description tab.

• Workarounds: If you found a workaround that allows you to avoid the problem and
produce the intended results, describe it.
• Attach Files: Supply only the code needed to reproduce the problem. For example,
you might try to show only the main program, relevant module definition or included
files, and any subroutines or functions needed to reproduce the problem. You can
attach multiple files. VF Reporter will create a zip file from the attached files that will
be attached to the e-mail message.
You should avoid sending sensitive source code. In most cases, reducing the size of
source code that can safely reproduce the problem minimizes the possibility of
sending sensitive source code.
• To Reproduce: List the steps needed to reproduce the problem in detail. Refer to any
attached files by their file names. With command-line examples, include the compiler
options used.
• Comments: Include any comments needed.
11.3.2 Buttons in the User Information Dialog Box

The User Information dialog box contains the following buttons:
• Previous: Moves to the previous tab. This button is dimmed if the first (User) tab is
displayed.
• Next: Moves to the next tab. This button is dimmed if the last (Comments) tab is
displayed.
• System Information: Displays the System Information dialog box and its set of tabs.
See Section 11.4, System Information Dialog Box.
You can choose to exclude the contents of one or more System Information tabs from
the mail message by checking the check box at the bottom of the appropriate System
Information tab. After viewing the system information, click the User Information
button to display the User Information dialog box.
• Load: Loads a previously saved text file. After you load a file, the current file name is
displayed in the top part of the User Information dialog box.
You are asked about saving the existing file before loading the new file. If you
answer Yes, the action is the same as if you had clicked the Save button.
You then operate exactly as if the file had just been created. Note that when you save
the file, you are asked whether to overwrite the file that was read or to create a new
file.
• Save: Creates the report that will be sent to the Visual Fortran team and also saves all
the files specified in the Attach Files tab as a zip file.

The information in the User Information dialog box and the System Information
dialog box is saved to an ASCII text file.
By default, the text file is saved to the following directory: Program Files\Microsoft
Visual Studio\Df98\VFRPORTR\VFmail. You can specify a different directory.
The text file is similar to the online BUGREPRT.TXT file. (See Section 10.3, Guidelines
for Reporting Problems.) In contrast to the BUGREPRT.TXT file, VF Reporter omits
some of the extraneous instructions and appends the gathered information to the
bottom of the file in ini file format.
The names and path names of the files to be mailed are displayed and the names are
copied to the clipboard so that you can paste them into the appropriate fields of your
mail package.
You should inspect the files to make sure that the information included is exactly
what you want the Visual Fortran team to see.
It is your responsibility to assure that no sensitive information is compromised.
The Save action also writes information entered in the User tab in the User
Information dialog box to the user's area in the registry.
• E-Mail: Implicitly clicks the Save button, which prompts you for the file name of the
file. It then attempts to initiate a mail session with your MAPI-compliant mail client.
Enter a meaningful subject for the message (such as the software component that
might be causing the problem).The files are automatically attached and e-mailed to
the Visual Fortran team at [email protected].
If the VF Reporter cannot access your MAPI-compliant mail client, see Section 11.5,
Manually E-Mailing Problem Reports.
• Exit: Ends the VF Reporter session.
11.4 System Information Dialog Box

In the User Information dialog box, you can click the System Information button to
display the System Information dialog box.
The tabs in this dialog box contain information that VF Reporter has collected about
your system and environment.
Any tab that contains information that you might not want to send with the report has a
checkbox. If you check this box, the information in that tab will not be included in the
report.
The tabs are:
• Registration: The Visual Fortran Registration information that was placed in the
registry when the product was installed.

• DF /What: The information that was gathered by running the DF /What command. It
contains version information and file path information.
• Environment: The information from the operating system's environment block. You
can get this information by entering SET in a command prompt.
• Autoexec.bat: The contents of the file, if you have an Autoexec.bat file in the root of
C:.
• Config.sys: The contents of the file, if you have a Config.sys file in the root of C:.
• OS: The information about the Windows operating system found in the Registry. The
Windows Product ID, which is the license number, is not collected, displayed, or
used in any way, to avoid any violation of license agreements.
• Drives: A list of physical and logical drives found on your system. The display
includes the drive letter, an indicator of the drive type, the file system, volume size,
and volume free space. If you have set a Temp variable in the Environment, the phrase
‘Temp points here’ is next to the drive that is being used.
• IMSLLibs.Ini: The contents of the file, if you have installed IMSL Library support
(Professional and Enterprise Editions only).
• DFVars.Bat: The contents of the file. The Do not include checkbox is checked by
default because the contents are quite lengthy and generally do not provide insight
into problems or suggestions. However, if the contents of the DFVars.Bat file might
help clarify a problem, clear the checkbox to include the file in the report.
• Memory: All of the memory information that is provided by the system level APIs.
• System: The system information found in the registry.
• Registry (CVF): All of the information found in the registry under the Visual Fortran
heading.
• OpenGL: The information pertaining to the Video Graphics Library that might be
important in diagnosing Array Visualizer problems.
• Autoexec.NT: The contents of the Autoexec.NT file, if you have one.
11.5 Manually E-Mailing Problem Reports

Instead of clicking the E-Mail button in the User Information dialog box, you can
manually e-mail your report to Compaq. You might need to do this if your mail client is
not MAPI-compliant. (See Section 11.6, Problems Mailing Files with VF Reporter.)
To e-mail your report:
1 In your e-mail software, start a new message to be sent to:
[email protected]

2 Enter a meaningful subject for the message (such as the software component that
might be causing the problem).
3 Either attach the text file you saved (by default, it’s saved in \Program Files\
Microsoft Visual Studio\Df98\VFRPORTR\VFmail) or copy the contents of the file into
the message.
4 Attach to the e-mail message the zip file containing the files you specified in the
Attach Files tab of the User Information dialog box. (When you clicked the Save
button, the files were saved as a zip file.
5 Send the message.
11.6 Problems Mailing Files with VF Reporter

VF Reporter's ability to mail files automatically relies on the Microsoft MAPI control.
The system determines the availability of a MAPI-compliant mail client by attempting
to load the file Mapi32.dll. A failure to load that file indicates that the MAPI session will
not succeed. Consequently, the E-Mail button is dimmed and a message is displayed.
If the Mapi32.dll file is found, but subsequently there is a failure to initiate a session, a
message is displayed. The E-Mail button is not dimmed, so you can retry if an incorrect
ID or password caused the error.
If a problem is encountered, the name of the report file and the name of the zip file (if
you attached files) are put on the clipboard so that you can simply paste the names and
manually mail the files. See Section 11.5, Manually E-Mailing Problem Reports.

Glossary
A
Add-in
A dynamic-link library that lets you automate routine tasks in the Developer Studio environment. 4-2
Automation
A way to manipulate an application’s objects from outside the application. 7-12
B
Browse information file
A file used by the source code browser and containing information about the symbols in your appli-
cation. 6-17
C
Component Object Model (COM)
An open architecture for cross-platform development of client-server applications, based on object-
oriented technology. 7-12
Configuration
Settings for a project. The configuration specifies such things as the type of application to build, target
platform, and the settings to use when building, such as compiler and linker options. 6-7
D
Debug configuration
A configuration that contains full symbolic debugging information that can be used by the debugger.
Typically, no optimization or minimal optimization is used. See also Release configuration. 6-7
Debugger
A tool that helps you check the logic of an executing program and examine or change variables at run
time. 6-19
Docking window
A window that is docked (attached) along an edge of the visual development environment window
and does not have a title bar. 6-6
Dynamic-link library (DLL)
Glossary- 1
A set of routines that can be called from procedures that are loaded into your application at run time.
6-3
F
Floating window
A window that can be moved and has a title bar. 6-6
L
Linker
A tool that links one or more object files into an executable. The Developer Studio linker supports
incremental linking for faster builds following small changes to the set of source files. 6-2
P
Procedure interface definition
The properties of a procedure, in particular the specifications of the attributes for a function result, the
specification of dummy argument attributes, and the information in the procedure heading. 7-13
Profiler
A tool for determining the execution frequency of various code paths. 6-2
Project
A set of source files required to build an application. Also see Workspace. 6-3
Project type
One of seven classifications for projects. Every Visual Fortran project must be one of these seven
types. 6-3
R
Release configuration
A configuration that does not contain any symbolic debugging information. It does, however, contain
default optimizations or your selected optimizations if you have overridden the defaults. See also De-
bug configuration. 6-7
Resource
Binary data added to an application’s executable file. Examples are dialog boxes and icons. 6-5
Resource editor
A tool to help develop user-interface components such as dialog boxes, menus, and icons for your
Glossary- 2
projects. 6-18
S
Source browser
A tool that lets you look at symbol usage in the source code and view graphs of calling relationships
between functions. 6-17
Static library
A set of routines that can be called from procedures that are loaded into your application at link time.
6-3
W
Workspace
The container for one or more projects. The primary workspace file has the extension .dsw. 6-4
Glossary-3
Glossary- 4
Index
Symbols B
? (Help) button, 6-6 Basic Linear Algebra, see BLAS routines
BLAS routines, 7-4
Bookmarks in the HTML Help Viewer, 9-8
A Bookstore, online, 8-2
Acrobat Reader, 8-7 Browse information file, 6-17
ActiveX control
Browse window, 6-18
Avis2D, 7-9
Browser, source, 6-17
AvisGrid, 7-9 BUGREPRT.TXT file, 10-3, 11-5
Add-in
specifying, 4-2
Adobe Acrobat Reader, see Acrobat Reader C
Application Calling routine, 7-13
defining procedures for Canaima Software, 4-15, 7-11
where to find information about, 8-9 CD-ROM
Array Viewer running Visual Fortran from, 3-15
demo file, 4-7 CD-ROM drive
installing, 3-10 requirements, 2-2
run-time distributables package, 4-6 CD-ROMs
starting, 7-9 for Enterprise Edition, 1-5
using, 7-8 for Professional Edition, 1-5
window, 7-8 for Standard Edition, 1-4
Array Visualizer, 7-7 to 7-10 Celsius project
see also Array Viewer building, 6-7
and the visual development environment, 7-9 Celsius.dsw file, 6-7
applications Choose Destination Path dialog box
redistribution files for, 4-7 for Array Viewer, 3-11
Aview routines library, 7-8 ClassView tab, 6-5
Avis2D and AvisGrid ActiveX (OCX) controls, 7-9 Collection, 9-8
documentation, 8-5 changing the current, 9-8
information about, 7-10 COM
installing, 3-12 objects, support for, 7-12
new features, 8-8 server wizard, 7-13
program folder, contents of, 3-18 server wizard, specifying as an add-in, 4-2
release notes, 7-10 server, creating, 7-13
removing, 4-12 Command-line interface, 7-4
sample programs, 7-9 Compaq Array Viewer, see Array Viewer
Array Visualizer Kit Location dialog box, 3-12 Compaq Array Visualizer, see Array Visualizer
AUTOEXEC.BAT file, 3-9, 4-13 Compaq Extended Math Library Reference Guide manual, 8-7
Automation (OLE Automation) objects, support for, 7-12 Compaq Extended Math Library, see CXML
Automation, see OLE Automation Compaq Fortran language, 7-3
Aview routines library, 7-8 Compaq Fortran Language Reference Manual manual, 8-1
AVIEWnnn.DLL file, 4-7 Compaq Fortran Online Bookstore, 8-2
Avis2D ActiveX control, 7-9 Compaq Fortran Web site, 1-x
Avis2D.OCX file, 4-7 Compaq message board, 10-2
AvisGrid ActiveX control, 7-9 Compaq Visual Fortran Installing and Getting Started
AvisGrid.OCX file, 4-7 manual, 8-7
compaq.exe file, 5-2
Compilng
where to find information about, 8-9
Index-1
Component Object Model, see COM Array Visualizer Kit Location, 3-12
Components, software Choose Destination Path, 3-11
for Visual Fortran, 1-1 to 1-4 Custom Options Selection, 3-7
Concurrent-use license, 5-1 to 5-6 Environment Variable Update, 3-9
Contents tab FLEXlm License Finder, 5-5
in the HTML Help Viewer, 9-4 License Terms, 3-4, 3-11, 3-12
Context-sensitive help New Project Type, 6-13
using F1 to get, 9-5 Registration, 3-4, 3-12
Copying project files, 4-3 Registration Confirmation, 3-5, 3-12
Current collection, see Collection Restart Windows, 3-11
Custom installation option, 3-7 Select Folder, 3-8, 3-11, 3-13
Custom Options Selection dialog box Setup Complete, 3-11, 3-14
for Visual Fortran, 3-7 Setup Install Type, 3-4, 3-5, 3-12
Customizing System Information, 11-5
visual development environment, 6-15 User Information, 11-2, 11-3
Cvf_gs.pdf file, 8-7 using the dialog editor to create, 6-18
CVF-Network-License-Server.exe file, 5-2 Welcome, 3-11, 3-12
CXML, 7-4 to 7-5 Dialog editor, 6-18
sample programs, 7-5 Disk space
Cxmlref.pdf file, 8-7 required, 2-2
Docking View menu option, 6-6
Docking window, 6-6
D Documentation
Data arrays
and the HTML Help Viewer, 9-1 to 9-12
guidelines for programs, 4-9
for Array Visualizer, 8-5
Debugger for Enterprise Edition, 8-5
clearing a breakpoint, 6-12
for new features, 8-8
displaying a value in the Watch window, 6-12
hardcopy, 8-1
displaying Local Variables window, 6-12 in HTML format, 8-6
displaying Watch window, 6-12
in HTML Help Viewer format, 8-2
setting a breakpoint, 6-12
in PDF format, 8-6
starting, 6-10 Platform SDK, 8-5
using, 6-19
printed manuals, 8-1
using Step Over with, 6-11
road map, 8-1 to 8-10
Defining procedures for an application SDK, 8-5
WinHelp, 8-8
Deinstalling
Dual-boot system, 3-11
Array Visualizer, 4-12 Dynamic-link libraries (DLLs)
Internet Explorer, 4-12
redistributing, 4-7
Visual Fortran Version 5, 4-10
Visual Fortran Version 6, 4-9
DeIsLn.isu files, 4-11 E
Demo file E-mailing
for Array Viewer, 4-7 Compaq, 1-xi
Dependency Walker, 3-16 problem reports, 11-6
Destination directories enduser.pdf file, 5-2, 8-8
specifying, 3-7 Enterprise Edition, 7-12
Developer Studio, see Visual development environment additional components in, 1-2, 1-3
DF command, 7-4 additional documentation, 8-5
DFDLG100.DLL file, 4-6 CD-ROMs for, 1-5
DFORMD.DLL file, 4-6 components in, 1-1
DFORRT.DLL file, 4-6 Enterprise Toolkit, 7-12
DFVars.bat file, 3-9, 7-4 installing, 3-14
Dialog box Environment variable definitions
Index-2
checking for and removing, 4-13 Hardcopy documentation, 8-1
Environment Variable Update dialog box, 3-9 Help button, 6-6
Error Lookup, 3-16 Help Viewer, see HTML Help Viewer
Error Messages manual, 8-5 Help Workshop, 3-17
Excel, 2-4 Highlights, product, 7-1 to 7-14
HLP files, 3-17
Host ID in FLEXlm software license manager, 5-3
F HostID box, 5-2
F1, using to get context-sensitive help, 9-5
HP-UX operating system, 7-12
F6, using to change focus, 9-3
HTML documentation, 8-6
F9040.pdf file, 8-7 HTML Help Viewer, 9-1 to 9-12
f90SQL-lite
additional features, 9-10
installing, 4-15
changing the current collection
using, 7-11 context-sensitive help, 9-5
f90SQL-pro, 7-11
defining and using subsets, 9-9
FAQ, 10-2
displaying, 9-3
Favorites tab documentation available with, 8-2
in the HTML Help Viewer, 9-8
navigating by jumping, 9-5
FileView tab, 6-5
overview, 9-1
FL32, 7-4 problems displaying information, 9-11
FLEXlm End Users Manual, 5-2
search syntax, 9-7
FLEXlm License Finder dialog box, 5-5
toolbar, 9-2
FLEXlm software license manager, 5-1 using F1, 9-5
configuring, 5-3
using the Contents tab, 9-4
documentation, 8-8
using the Favorites tab, 9-8
how it works, 5-6 using the Index tab, 9-6
installing, 5-2
using the Search tab, 9-6
Floating window, 6-6
viewing online documentation in, 7-7
FORTRAN 66 standard, 7-3 window, 9-1
FORTRAN 77 standard, 7-3
Fortran 90 standard, 7-3
Fortran 95 standard, 7-3 I
Fortran COM Server project, 6-3 IMSL
Fortran Command Prompt, 3-16 contents file, 8-7
Fortran Console application, 6-4 documentation in PDF format, 8-7
converting to Fortran QuickWin application, 6-4 error handler library, 7-10
Fortran Dynamic-Link Library application, 6-3 Fortran 90 MP libraries, 7-10 to 7-11
FORTRAN IV (FORTRAN 66) standard, 7-3 information about, 7-11
Fortran Module Wizard, 3-16, 7-12 static library, 7-10
Fortran QuickWin application, 6-4 stub library for MPI routines, 7-10
Fortran Standard Graphics application, 6-4 IMSL Fortran 90 MP Library manual, 8-7
converting to Fortran QuickWin application, 6-4 IMSL library, 7-10
Fortran Static Library application, 6-3 IMSL Math/Library, Special Functions manual, 8-7
Fortran Windows application, 6-4 IMSL Math/Library, Volume 2 manual, 8-7
FQWIN.HLP file, 4-6 IMSL Math/Library, Volumes 1 and 2 manual, 8-7
Frequently Asked Questions, see FAQ IMSL Stat/Library, Volume 1 manual, 8-7
Imsl.pdf file, 8-7
IMSL_ERR library, 7-10
G IMSLMPISTUB library, 7-10
GLOBEtrotter, Inc., 5-1
Include paths
updating, 4-15
H INCLUDE variable, 4-14
Hard disk space Increasing stack size, 4-9
required, 2-2 Index tab
Index-3
in the HTML Help Viewer, 9-6 License number, 2-3
Installation License Terms dialog box
starting, 3-1 for Array Viewer, 3-11
Installation number see Registration number for Array Visualizer, 3-12
Installation option for Visual Fortran, 3-4
Custom, 3-7 LINK_F90 variable, 4-14
Run From CD-ROM, 3-7 Linker, 6-2
Typical, 3-6 Linking
Installation options where to find information about, 8-9
changing, 4-3 Linux operating system, 7-12
for Array Visualizer, 3-13 lmgrd.exe file, 5-2
specifying, 3-6 lmtools.exe file, 5-2
Installing lmutil.exe file, 5-2
Array Viewer, 3-10
Array Visualizer, 3-12
Enterprise Toolkit, 3-14
M
f90SQL-lite, 4-15 MAPI e-mail support, 11-1
Mapi32.dll file, 11-7
FLEXlm software license manager, 5-2
Master Setup window
Internet Explorer, 3-10
Service Pack 3, 3-9 activating, 3-2
using to install Visual Fortran, 3-3
service update kit, 4-9
Math.pdf file, 8-7
Technical Programming Extensions, 3-14
Visual Fortran, 3-1 to 3-18 Memory requirements for installing Visual Fortran, 2-2
Message board, 10-2
prerequisites, 2-1 to 2-8
Microsoft Excel, 2-4
steps for, 3-4
Visual Fortran service update kit, 4-9 Microsoft MASM (Assembler for x86 systems), 7-6
Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 2-4
with Visual Fortran Version 5, 2-6
Mixed-language programming, 7-6
with Visual Fortran Version 6.0 or 6.1, 2-6
with Visual Studio products, 2-4 Monitor
requirement, 2-2
Interface definition, 7-13
MPI routines library, 7-10
Internet Explorer, installing, 3-10
MS-DOS window, 7-4
Multiple-user license considerations, 2-7
J
Jumping in the HTML Help Viewer, 9-5
N
New features documentation, 8-8
K New Project Type dialog box, 6-13
KAP optimization settings, 7-12 Newsletter for Visual Fortran, 10-2
Keyboard shortcuts, 6-16 NMAKE, 7-4
Knowledge Base, 10-2
O
L OCX control, see ActiveX control
Language Reference manual, 8-4 OCX files
LAPACK routines, 7-5 and redistribution, 4-7
LIB variable, 4-14 OLE Automation
Library path and Array Viewer, 7-8
updating, 4-15 and Fortran Module Wizard, 7-12
License OLE-COM Object Viewer, 3-17
concurrent-use, 5-1 to 5-6 Online Bookstore, 8-2
multiple-user, 2-7 Online documentation
License key file, 5-2 see also HTML Help Viewer
License manager software, see FLEXLM software license viewing in HTML Help Viewer, 7-7
manager Online help
Index-4
getting in the visual development environment, 6-6 types, 6-3
Online Registration, 3-17 workspace, 6-4
OpenGL, 7-7 Project type
Optional software, 2-4 Fortran COM Server, 6-3
Fortran Console, 6-4
Fortran Dynamic-Link Library application, 6-3
P Fortran QuickWin application, 6-4
Packaging for Visual Fortran, 1-4 to 1-5 Fortran Standard Graphics, 6-4
Path variable, 4-14
Fortran Static Library application, 6-3
PDF documentation, 8-6
Fortran Windows, 6-4
Array Visualizer HTML help files, 8-6
Compaq Extended Math Library Reference Guide
manual, 8-7 R
Compaq Visual Fortran Installing and Getting Started Read Me, 3-17
manual, 8-7 Readme file
FLEXlm End Users Manual manual, 8-8 for CXML, 7-5
for IMSL, 8-7 for IMSL, 3-17
Visual Fortran HTML help files, 8-6 for VF Reporter, 11-1
PDF files for Visual Fortran, 3-4, 3-17
viewing, 8-7 Redistributing
Per-User Setup, 3-17 dynamic-link libraries (DLLs), 4-7
Per-user setup option, applying, 4-1 Redistributing files, 4-4 to 4-8
Platform SDK documentation, 8-5 manually, 4-8
Porting Assistant, 7-12 Redistribution files for Array Visualizer applications, 4-7
Postinstallation tasks, 4-1 to 4-15 Redistribution folders, files in, 4-6
Prerequisites Registering Visual Fortran with Compaq, 3-15
for installing Visual Fortran, 2-1 to 2-8 Registration Confirmation dialog box
Printed manuals, 8-1 for Array Visualizer, 3-12
Problem reports for Visual Fortran, 3-5
manually e-mailing, 11-6 Registration dialog box, 3-4
Problems for Array Visualizer, 3-12
displaying HTML Help Viewer information, 9-11 Registration information
reporting updating, 3-15
guidelines for, 10-2 Registration number, 2-3
Procedure interface definition, 7-13 REGSVR32 utility, 4-8
Process Viewer, 3-17 Reinstalling
Product highlights, 7-1 to 7-14 Visual Fortran, 4-3
Professional Edition Release notes for Array Visualizer, 7-10
additional components in, 1-2 Release notes for Visual Fortran, 2-3
CD-ROMs for, 1-5 Removing
components in, 1-1 Array Visualizer, 4-12
Profiler, 6-2 environment variable definitions, 4-13
Program folder Internet Explorer, 4-12
Array Visualizer, 3-18 VF Reporter, 11-1
Visual Fortran, 3-16 Visual Fortran Version 5, 4-10
Programmer’s Guide manual, 8-3 Visual Fortran Version 6, 4-9
Project, 6-3 Reporter, see VF Reporter
adding files to, 6-15 Reporting problems
building, 6-7 guidelines for, 10-2
configuration, 6-7 Requirements for running Visual Fortran, 2-1
creating a new, 6-13 Resource editor
files, copying, 4-3 dialog, 6-18
information about, 6-15 Resource editors, using, 6-18
settings, 6-7 ResourceView tab, 6-5
Index-5
Restart Windows dialog box, 3-11 upgrading from, 2-4
Road map to the documentation, see Documentation, road Starting
map Array Viewer, 7-9
Run From CD-ROM installation option, 3-7 Visual Fortran, 6-3
Running Visual Fortran from CD-ROM, 3-15 Statvol1.pdf file, 8-7
Run-time redistributables kit for Visual Fortran, 4-5 Statvol2.pdf file, 8-7
Run-time redistributables package for Array Viewer, 4-6 Subset
defining in the HTML Help Viewer, 9-9
Support, technical, 10-1 to 10-3
S e-mail support, 10-1
Sample programs, 7-1 to 7-2 FAQ, 10-2
Array Visualizer, 7-9
guidelines for reporting problems, 10-2
CXML, 7-5
Knowledge Base, 10-2
folders, 7-2 newsletter, 10-2
Samples.htm file, 7-2
overview, 10-1
SDK documentation, 8-5
paid consulting support, 10-2
Search syntax, 9-7 types of, 10-1
using wildcards, 9-7
user-to-user support, 10-2
Search tab
System Information dialog box, 11-5
in the HTML Help Viewer, 9-6 System requirements, 2-1
Searching to locate topics, 9-6
System requirements for Visual Fortran, 2-1 to ??
Select Folder dialog box
for Array Viewer, 3-11
for Array Visualizer, 3-13 T
for Visual Fortran, 3-8 Tasks, postinstallation, 4-1 to 4-15
Service Pack 3, installing, 3-9 Technical Programming Extensions, see TPE
Service update kit Technical support, see Support, technical
installing, 4-9 Text editor, using, 6-16
Setup Complete dialog box TPE, 7-12
for Array Viewer, 3-11 installing, 3-14
for Array Visualizer, 3-14 Tru64 UNIX operating system documentation, 8-5
Setup Install Type dialog box Typical installation option, 3-6
for Array Visualizer, 3-12
for Visual Fortran, 3-4, 3-5
Sfun.pdf file, 8-7
U
Shortcuts uninst command, 4-11
Upgrading
keyboard, 6-16
from Standard Edition, 2-4
Signal Processing routines, 7-5
Software components for Visual Fortran, 1-1 to 1-4 USE statement, 7-13
USE statement, 7-14
Software Product Description (SPD), 1-4
User Information dialog box, 11-2, 11-3
Solaris operating system, 7-12
Source browser, using, 6-17 buttons in, 11-4
tabs in, 11-3
Sparse Linear System routines, 7-5
Utility routines
SPLINE mixed-language sample program, 6-4
Spy++, 3-17 for CXML, 7-5
Stack size, increasing, 4-9
Standard V
FORTRAN 66, 7-3 VF Reporter, 11-1 to 11-7
Fortran 90, 7-3 overview, 11-1
Fortran 95, 7-3 problems mailing files, 11-7
FORTRAN IV (FORTRAN 66), 7-3 Readme file, 11-1
Standard Edition System Information dialog box, 11-5
CD-ROMs for, 1-4 User Information dialog box, 11-3
components in, 1-1 VFmail directory, 11-5
Index-6
VFRPORTR directory, 11-1 W
VFRUN, 4-5
Watch window, 7-9
VGA monitor
Web site
requirement, 2-2 Adobe Systems, 8-7
Viewing
Canaima Software, 7-12
PDF files, 8-7
Compaq Fortran, 1-x
Visual Basic Compaq Math Libraries, 7-5
and mixed-language programming, 7-6
for Visual Fortran registration, 3-15
Visual C++
Microsoft Excel, 2-4
and mixed-language programming, 7-6 Microsoft Visual Studio, 7-6
installing after Visual Fortran, 4-15
Visual Numerics, 7-11
Visual C++ User’s Guide (for Visual Fortran) manual, 8-5
Visual SourceSafe, 2-4
Visual development environment Visual Studio, 7-6
customizing, 6-15
Welcome dialog box
docking window, 6-6
for Array Viewer, 3-11
floating window, 6-6 for Array Visualizer, 3-12
getting online help, 6-6
Wildcards
starting Visual Fortran from, 6-3
using with search syntax, 9-7
using WinDiff, 3-18
Window
windows, 6-4 to 6-6
see also Dialog box
Visual Fortran Array Viewer, 7-8
Enterprise Edition, 7-12
browse, 6-18
installing, 3-1 to 3-18
command-line, 7-4
new features, 8-8 Developer Studio, 6-4
packaging, 1-4 to 1-5
docking, 6-6
product highlights, 7-1 to 7-14
establishing a layout for, 6-16
program folder, contents of, 3-16 floating, 6-6
projects, 6-3
HTML Help Viewer, 9-1
release notes, 2-3
MS-DOS, 7-4
sample programs, 7-1 to 7-2 text editor, 6-16
Software Product Description (SPD), 1-4
visual development environment, 6-4
starting, 6-3
VIsual Fortran Master Setup
system requirements, 2-1 to ?? activating, 3-2
using, 6-1 to 6-19
Visual Fortran Master Setup
Visual Fortran Master Setup window
using, 3-3
activating, 3-2 Watch, 7-9
using to install Visual Fortran, 3-3
Windows 2000 systems
Visual Fortran Reporter, see VF Reporter
removing environment variable definitions, 4-13
Visual Fortran Version 5 Windows 95 systems
installing Visual Fortran with, 2-6
Visual Fortran Version 6.0 or 6.1
Windows 98 systems
installing with, 2-6 removing environment variable definitions, 4-13
Visual Fortran, reinstalling, 4-3
Windows Me systems
Visual J++, 7-6
Visual Numerics, 7-11 Windows NT 4 systems
Visual SourceSafe, 2-4
Visual Studio products
WinHelp, 3-17
installing Visual Fortran with, 2-4 Array Viewer documentation, 7-10
Visual Studio tools, 7-6
WinHelp documentation, 8-8
VNI_F90_MSG variable, 4-14
Wizard
VR Reporter COM server, 7-13
starting, 11-2
Fortran Module, see Fortran Module Wizard
Workspace, 6-4
Index-7
Workspace file Celsius, 6-7
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Installing and Getting Started

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Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows NT Version

Software Version: Compaq Visual Fortran Version 6.6

Compaq Computer Corporation

© 2001 Compaq Computer Corporation

Intel, KAP, and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation.

UNIX is a trademark of The Open Group.

Chapter 2 Prerequisites for Installing Visual Fortran 2-1

Chapter 3 How to Install Visual Fortran 3-1

Chapter 4 Postinstallation Tasks 4-1

Chapter 5 Using a Concurrent-Use License 5-1

Chapter 6 Using Visual Fortran 6-1

Chapter 7 Product Highlights 7-1

Chapter 9 Using the HTML Help Viewer 9-1

Chapter 10 Visual Fortran Technical Support 10-1

Chapter 11 Using the VF Reporter Tool 11-1

Shortcut to Important Information in This Guide

Compaq Fortran Web Site

Chapters in This Guide

Sending Compaq Your Comments on This Guide

Components and Packaging

1.1 Visual Fortran Software Components

1.1.1 Components in All Three Editions

Summary of Visual Fortran Software Components and Packaging 1-1

1.1.2 Additional Components in the Professional and

1-2 Compaq Visual Fortran Installing and Getting Started

1.1.3 Additional Components in the Enterprise Edition

1.1.4 Components in Table Format

Summary of Visual Fortran Software Components and Packaging 1-3

1.2 Visual Fortran Packaging

1.2.1 CD–ROMs for Standard Edition

1-4 Compaq Visual Fortran Installing and Getting Started

1.2.2 CD–ROMs for Professional Edition

1.2.3 CD–ROMs for Enterprise Edition

Summary of Visual Fortran Software Components and Packaging 1-5

2.1 System Requirements for the Three Editions

Prerequisites for Installing Visual Fortran 2-1

Operating System Memory Requirements

Edition Hard Disk Space

2-2 Compaq Visual Fortran Installing and Getting Started

2.3 Registration Number

Prerequisites for Installing Visual Fortran 2-3

2.4 Optional Software

2.5 Considerations for Installing with Visual Studio Products

2-4 Compaq Visual Fortran Installing and Getting Started

With Visual Fortran Version 6, the default installation directories are:

Prerequisites for Installing Visual Fortran 2-5

2.7 Considerations for Installing with Visual Fortran Version

2-6 Compaq Visual Fortran Installing and Getting Started

2.8 Multiple-User License Considerations

Prerequisites for Installing Visual Fortran 2-7

2.9 Concurrent-Use License Considerations

2-8 Compaq Visual Fortran Installing and Getting Started

This chapter contains the following sections:

3.1 Starting the Installation

How to Install Visual Fortran 3-1

3.2 Activating the Visual Fortran Master Setup Window

3-2 Compaq Visual Fortran Installing and Getting Started