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DanRRight

DEC had very convenient format specifier <n> where n defined number of spaces for example. Possibly also number of digits in mantissa etc like instead of fixed e10.4 you write e<i1>.<j1>, which is equivalent to it if i=10, j=4, but i do not remember this for sure already. ***Very*** convenient. For example with iii=3 this

mecej4 · Joined: 31 Oct 2006 Posts: 1899

Variable Format Expression, "VFE", please see:

<https://gnu.huihoo.org/gcc/gcc-4.8.5/gfortran/Variable-FORMAT-expressions.html>

PaulLaidler · Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:59 am Post subject:

FTN95 does not have this extension but there is something like it in ClearWin+ winio@. The standard C function printf uses a '*' and picks up the field width from the argument list. This feature is mirrored in winio@.

PaulLaidler · Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 7:41 am Post subject:

Here is a quote from the manual...

Each format code begins with the percent (%) character, followed by optional size information of the form n or n.m where n and m are integer constants (e.g. %6.4wd). n and/or m can be replaced by an asterisk "*" with the corresponding value(s) being supplied as one or two INTEGER arguments in the argument list. After the optional size information, a two-letter code is used to define the format. This two letter code is not case sensitive. Some format codes have mandatory size information. These sizes are represented by uppercase N and M in the text.