fpt and WinFPT Reference Manual - Command-line Commands
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RECL
Syntax:
RECL: <integer>
RECL: 0
Function:
Specifies that Fortran output code is to be written with fixed length records of the specified length. Lines which are longer than the specified length are truncated WITHOUT WARNING. Shorter lines are padded with space characters. The specification RECL: 0 specifies that the output records are of variable length.
This facility is useful in preparing files for transfer to some old Gould-SEL and CDC machines.
Where to Use this Command
| Operating system command line | Yes |
| Configuration file, config.fsp | Yes |
| Specification (fsp) files, *.fsp | Yes |
| Interactively, to FPT> prompt | Yes |
| Interactive command files | Yes |
| Embedded in the Fortran code | Yes |
Default
By default, Fortran code is written in variable length records with no trailing spaces. (Note that defaults may be changed in the configuration file)
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