"Klaus Ramstöck" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I am not saying I want to drop record structures. But I want to
> be able to primitively communicate with those who dont have it :-)
This is an issue for language interoperability (and system
interoperability) and not necessarily Fortran. This much is
being addressed by the next Fortran standard.
> And, it would be nice if this record structure would work within
> the whole fortran world, not only within my fortran compiler?
This is what a supplimentary standard could accomplish. You
would make it a requirement when you purchase your compiler
that it comply with the new standard for unformatted files. Vendors
would not be slow to adopt it if their customers put such pressure
against them.
--
J. Giles
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