Getting Started for Visual Fortran

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1. Concepts
• Visual Fortran includes Fortran77、Fortran90 and IMSL Libraries
• Programming Hierarchy : Workspace -> Project -> File
A Workspace can contain multiple projects.
A Project consists of multiple Files.
A File refers to main program or other related subprogram (e.g. subroutine、function、module and etc.)

• Workspace : file name with extension dsw
Project : file name with extension dsp
File : file name with extension f90

• Work in just one workspcae at a time
• Executing by double clicking [Developer Studio]
2. Open a New Workspace
• In the [File] menu, click [New]
• In the [New] menu, click [Workspace] then input [Workspace Name]、 [Location], at last click [OK]
3. Add a New Project to Current Workspace
• In the [File] menu, click [New]
• In the [New] menu, click [Project] then click [Win32 Console Application], [Add to Current Workspace] and input [Project Name]、 [Location], at last click [OK]
4. Add a New File to a Project
• In the item of [Project] menu, click [Add to Project] then click [New]
• In the [New] menu, click [Fortran Free Format Source File] ( or [Fortran Fixed Format Source File] )、 [Add to Project] and input [File Name]、 [Location], at last click [OK]
• Start programming
• Input / Output File : In the [New] menu, click [ Text File] 、 [Add to Project] and input [File Name]、 [Location], at last click [OK]
5. Compile and Execute
• In the [Build] menu, click [Compile XXX]、 [Build XXX.exe], the compiled and linking messages will be shown in the output window below
• In the [Build] menu, click [Execute XXX.exe]
6. Setting for linking IMSL Libraries
• In the [Project] menu, click [Setting]、 [Link]， and append "sstatd.lib sstats.lib smaths.lib smathd.lib sf90mp.lib" in the [Object/Library Modules] of [General] [Category]. Separate file names with space. ( Restricted to versions 5.0 )
• In the [Project] menu, click [Setting]、 [Link]， and append "imsl.lib imsls_err.lib imslmpistub.lib" in the [Object/Library Modules] of [General] [Category]. Separate file names with space. ( Restricted to versions 6.1 & 6.5)
7. Setting for linking NAG Libraries ( Restricted to versions higher than 6.0. Another CDROM is required to install NAG libray. Please contact the computer room. )
• Single Precision: Click here to check the appropriate NAG sublibrary file names corresponding to required NAG subroutines.
• In the [Project] menu, click [Setting]、 [Link]， and append each required sublibrary in full path ( e.q. "c:\fldll194z\dll\nagXXX.lib " ) in the [Object/Library Modules] of [General] [Category]. Separate file names with space.
• Double Precision: In the [Project] menu, click [Setting]、 [Link]， and append "c:\flw3219dd\naglib.lib " in the [Object/Library Modules] of [General] [Category]. Separate file names with space.
8. Open an Existing Workspace
• In the [File] menu, click [Open Workspace] or [Recent Workspaces]
9. Adding an Existing File to Project
• In the [Project] menu, click [Add to Project] then click [Files]

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