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Carl · Joined: 03 Jun 2014 Posts: 4

I'm having problems running the entire software package. I currently
have Windows 8.1. I can enter my program, but when I try to run it, I
get the error message "Exececutable out of date. Would you like to re-
build it?" What am I doing wrong?

Confused

Sincerely yours,
Carl J. Mesaros

PS : My email address is : carlmesaros7787@outlook.com

PaulLaidler · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 6:22 am Post subject:

This is the message that you get when you are building your executable (not Plato.exe). It tells you that you have changed the program code and so the program executable needs to be rebuilt to reflect the changes that you have made.

If you are getting this message when the code has not been changed then this means there is a problem with the time keeping on your computer so Plato is getting confused about the last time executable was built and the time the code was changed.

JohnCampbell · Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 2615 Location: Sydney

Carl,

Using the Plato IDE to develop and test a .f95 program, there are 3 main icons for runing/testing the program from within Plato. These are:
Compile (Ctrl+F7)
Build (Ctrl+Shift+B)
Start (Ctrl+F5)

Compile is used to test syntax and produces .obj and .mod files.
Build will hopefully produce the .exe file.
Start will run the program.

When selecting Start, if you have not recently used Build, then the .exe file will probably be older than the latest .f95 source file and so you will be asked the question. Select Yes and it will do a Build and then Start.

If this description agrees with your experience, then OK.
If your experience is something different, then you need to describe your experience in more detail.

John