Fortran alternative to Matlab 'system' command

mushi

Hi,

I have been trying to run a linux executable (written in fortran77) into my another code (also in fortran77). In Matlab, I did it with "system('./<filename>')". But I am not able to do it in fortran script as './' is not simply working for me.

I will really appreciate if anyone could tell me what alternative command I can use to execute an executable file into fortran code. A quick response will be extremely helpful and highly appreacited.

Thanks in advance.

mushi

NascentOxygen

The command (if there is one in your Fortran) may not be "system()" but I have no idea of other possibilities. The "./" prefix is nothing to do with the language; it's a shortcut in Unix that says the executable is located in the current directory. So if the executable is not located in what the op sys will see as the current directory, you should specify the full pathname instead, e.g., '/mnt/hd1/usr/mushi/bin/filename'.

Bob S

Scroll down this

http://www.sdsc.edu/~tkaiser/f90.html

to see real random number generator Fortran programs written in Fortran 77 and Fortran 90.