Fixing Goto Error in Fortran 90 Program

[fluidistic]

I don't understand why I get an error when I use the goto "command" like this:


(...)

goto 11

(...)

11 end program


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The (...) represent the other part of my program. I tried to change the place of the 11. Because if I compile my program with the "11 end program" line I get the error "Label 11 referenced at (1) is never defined" so basically it doesn't see the 11 in front of "end program".
When I changed the place of the "11" the program could compile.
Can someone explain me why fortran can't see the 11 in front of the end program?
Now I need to think about a substitute of my original idea.

 

[jtbell]

Try attaching the statement number to a "continue" statement right before the "end program" statement. I suspect the problem is that "end program" is not an executable statement, but simply a signal (directive) to the compiler. You might as well try to put a statement number on a "dimension" statement.

 

[Antiphon]

End is not an executable statement it's a compiler directive. Use this:

11 STOP
END

 

[AlephZero]

I would prefer
11 CONTINUE
or
11 RETURN
rather than
11 STOP

If you use a "stop" statement, you may get some output saying "program terminated by stop statement at line xxx in subprogram main" or something similar.

Even better, replace the
GOTO 11
with
RETURN

 

[fluidistic]

Thanks guys. My program now compile and works well (I believe. I must test an .and. command but I think it works great).
Instead of stopping the program as I initially thought, I redirect to the statement before a "if (...)
end if" so basically my program restart from a certain point.

So the main problem is that "end program" is not an executable statement... wow.

 

[azar8]

i have similar problem in go to statement. i get a warning, please answer my problem rapidly.
go to 3
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3 write(10,*),"variables=x,y,say"
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end program

 

[gsal]

post your warning rapidly

 

[Mark44]

please answer my problem rapidly.

We will answer your problem rapidly when we get around to it.

 

[azar8]

warning is:
Warning: A jump into a block from outside the block has occurred. [3]

 

[AlephZero]

A "block" is something like a DO loop, or an IF ... THEN .. ELSE ... ENDIF structure.

If you write code like

GOTO 10
...
DO I = J, K
...
10 ...
...
ENDDO

It isn't very obvious what should happen at the ENDDO statement, because I, J and K might not have any values, or they might have values that mean you shouldn't be executing the code insude the loop at all.
Similarly for

IF (X .GT. 0}
...
10 ...
...
ELSE
...
ENDIF

you could junp to label 10 when X was not > 0.

An optimising compiler might generate code that just doesn't work at all in those situations. For example at statement 10 the compiler should be able to assume that X really is greater than 0, so dividing by X can't produce a "divide by zero" error when the program runs, or evaluating X**0.25 can't prodice an error saying "X is negative", etc.

That's why Fortran says it is illegal to jump into a block from outside - though your compuler let you off with a warning message instead of an error.

 

[swartzism]

GOTO's are a poor programming practice in Fortran. It is a desperate last resort which results in spaghetti code.

 

[hardy03]

Hey guys could anyone teell me a print format by which i could print 3 arrays as a table like first array on the first column and the second array on the second colomn,,, in short i just want to print 3 RRAYS TOGETHER as a table each array ON ONE COLUMNthanks in advance

 

[swartzism]

Hardy, you might want to create a new thread with a more clear definition on what you need help with. You just randomly posted in someone's thread, in case you didn't realize.

 

[Mark44]

Hey guys could anyone teell me a print format by which i could print 3 arrays as a table like first array on the first column and the second array on the second colomn,,, in short i just want to print 3 RRAYS TOGETHER as a table each array ON ONE COLUMN

Please start a new thread.