FIX: Protection Violation, Application Error, From COMMON Name (27558)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FORTRAN compiler for OS/2 4.1
Microsoft FORTRAN compiler for OS/2 5.0
Microsoft FORTRAN compiler for OS/2 5.1
Microsoft FORTRAN Compiler for MS-DOS 5.1

This article was previously published under Q27558

SYMPTOMS

An attempt to run an application fails and the corresponding message below appears on the screen. In FORTRAN for OS/2, the following message appears:

A program caused a Protection Violation.

If the application compiled as a QuickWin application, the following message appears:

Unexpected Application Error

CAUSE

The name of a COMMON block in the application ends with the letters "code." The compiler confuses the code and data segments that have similar names. When the application writes to the COMMON block, the generated code writes into a code segment.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, modify the source code to rename the COMMON block. The last four letters of the name cannot be "code."

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in FORTRAN versions 4.1, 5.0, and 5.1. This problem was corrected in FORTRAN PowerStation.

MORE INFORMATION

The following code example demonstrates this problem.

Sample Code

      COMMON /PCODE/ I
      I = 7
      END

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	12/11/2003
Keywords:	kbbug kbfix KB27558