Compaq Computer Corporation
Compaq Visual Fortran
Installing and Getting Started
Order Number: AA-R2PYF-TH
August 2001
This guide describes how to install Compaq Visual Fortran (formerly DIGITAL
Visual Fortran), provides overview information about it, and shows how to use it
with the Microsoft Visual C++ development environment (also known as
Microsoft Developer Studio).
Revision/Update Information: This revised document supersedes the
Versio n 6.5 Compaq Visual Fortran Installing
and Getting Started.
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows NT Version
4, Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95
Software Version: Compaq Visual Fortran Version 6.6
(or subsequent minor releases), all editions
First Printing, April 1997
Revision, August 1997
Revision, September 1998
Revision, September 1999
Revision, September 2000
Revision, August 2001
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Chapter 1 Summary of Visual Fortran Software Components and Packaging 1-1
1.1 VisualFortranSoftwareComponents .........................................1-1
1.1.1 ComponentsinAllThreeEditions.......................................1-1
1.1.2 Additional Components in the Professional and Enterprise Editions . ............1-2
1.1.3 Additional Components in the Enterprise Edition............................1-3
1.1.4 ComponentsinTableFormat...........................................1-3
1.2 VisualFortranPackaging...................................................1-4
1.2.1 CD–ROMs for Standard Edition . ........................................1-4
1.2.2 CD–ROMsforProfessionalEdition......................................1-5
1.2.3 CD–ROMsforEnterpriseEdition........................................1-5
Chapter 2 Prerequisites for Installing Visual Fortran 2-1
2.1 System Requirements for the Three Editions ...................................2-1
2.2 ReleaseNotes...........................................................2-3
2.3 RegistrationNumber......................................................2-3
2.4 OptionalSoftware ........................................................2-4
2.5 ConsiderationsforInstallingwithVisualStudioProducts ..........................2-4
2.6 ConsiderationsforInstallingwithVisualFortranVersion5.........................2-6
2.7 ConsiderationsforInstallingwithVisualFortranVersion6.0,6.1,or6.5...............2-6
2.8 Multiple-UserLicenseConsiderations.........................................2-7
2.9 Concurrent-UseLicenseConsiderations.......................................2-8
Chapter 3 How to Install Visual Fortran 3-1
3.1 StartingtheInstallation.....................................................3-1
3.2 ActivatingtheVisualFortranMasterSetupWindow..............................3-2
3.3 Using the Visual Fortran Master Setup Window .................................3-3
3.4 InstallingVisualFortran....................................................3-4
3.4.1 HowtoDisplaytheSetupInstallTypeDialogBox...........................3-4
3.4.2 SpecifyingInstallationOptionsandDestinationDirectories....................3-6
3.4.3 InstallingServicePack3(WindowsNTSystemsOnly).......................3-9
3.4.4 InstallingInternetExplorer............................................3-10
3.5 Installing Array Viewer (Standard Edition) . . . ..................................3-10
3.6 Installing Array Visualizer (Professional and Enterprise Editions) . . .................3-12
3.7 Installing Enterprise Toolkit and TPE Components (Enterprise Edition) . . . ...........3-14
3.8 RegisteringVisualFortranWithCompaq......................................3-15
3.9 RunningVisualFortranAllorPartiallyfromCD–ROM ...........................3-15
3.10 VisualFortranProgramFolderContents......................................3-16
3.10.1 ArrayVisualizerProgramFolderContents................................3-18
3.11 AfterInstallation:Must-DoTask.............................................3-18
Chapter 4 Postinstallation Tasks 4-1
4.1 ApplyingtheVisualFortranPer-UserSetupOption ..............................4-1
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4.2 Specifying the COM Server Wizard as a Developer Studio Add-in (Professional and Enterprise Editions
Only) 4-2
4.3 PerformingCompilationswithaConcurrent-UseLicense..........................4-2
4.4 CopyingVisualFortranProjectFiles..........................................4-3
4.5 ChangingInstallationOptionsorReinstallingVisualFortran........................4-3
4.6 SettingUpVisualFortranOnlineDocumentation ................................4-4
4.7 RedistributingVisualFortranFiles............................................4-4
4.7.1 WhichFilesMightNeedtobeRedistributed? ..............................4-4
4.7.2 UsingtheRun-TimeRedistributablesKittoRedistributeFiles..................4-5
4.7.2.1 ArrayViewerRun-TimeRedistributablesPackage........................4-6
4.7.3 FilesintheRedistributionFolders.......................................4-6
4.7.3.1 RedistributionFilesforArrayVisualizerApplications ......................4-7
4.7.4 RedistributingDynamic-LinkLibraries(DLLs)..............................4-7
4.7.5 RedistributingFilesbyHand ...........................................4-8
4.8 IncreasingtheStackSizeforProgramsThatUseLargeDataArrays.................4-9
4.9 InstallingVisualFortranServiceUpdateKits....................................4-9
4.10 RemovingVisualFortranVersion6(6.0,6.1,6.5,6.5A,or6.6) .....................4-9
4.11 RemovingVisualFortranVersion5..........................................4-10
4.12 RemovingInternetExplorer................................................4-12
4.13 RemovingArrayVisualizer.................................................4-12
4.14 CheckingforandRemovingOldEnvironmentVariableDefinitions..................4-13
4.14.1 Removing Environment Variable Definitions on Windows 98 and Windows 95 Systems4-13
4.14.2 Removing Environment Variable Definitions on Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 Systems4-13
4.14.3 Removing Environment Variable Definitions on Windows Me Systems..........4-14
4.15 UpdatingIncludeandLibraryPathsAfterInstallingVisualC++ ....................4-15
4.16 Installingf90SQL-lite.....................................................4-15
Chapter 5 Using a Concurrent-Use License 5-1
5.1 What is the License Manager? ..............................................5-1
5.2 Installing the License Manager ..............................................5-2
5.3 ObtainingtheLicenseKeyFile ..............................................5-2
5.4 ConfiguringtheLicenseManager............................................5-3
5.5 RunningVisualFortranfortheFirstTime ......................................5-5
5.6 How the License Manager Works ............................................5-6
Chapter 6 Using Visual Fortran 6-1
6.1 WhatistheVisualDevelopmentEnvironment?..................................6-2
6.2 HowtoStarttheVisualDevelopmentEnvironment...............................6-3
6.3 VisualFortranProjects.....................................................6-3
6.4 VisualDevelopmentEnvironmentWindows ....................................6-4
6.4.1 Floating Windows and Docking Windows .................................6-6
6.5 GettingOnlineHelp.......................................................6-6
6.6 ProjectConfigurationsandSettings...........................................6-7
6.7 HowtoBuildanExistingVisualFortranProject(Celsius)..........................6-7
6.8 HowtoEditaSourceFile ..................................................6-8
6.9 HowtoDebugaSourceFile ................................................6-9
6.10 HowtoCreateaNewProjectBasedonExistingSourceFiles.....................6-13
6.10.1 HowtoAddFilestoaProject..........................................6-15
6.11 CustomizingtheVisualDevelopmentEnvironment..............................6-15
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6.12 UsingtheTextEditor.....................................................6-16
6.13 UsingtheSourceBrowser.................................................6-17
6.14 UsingtheResourceEditors................................................6-18
6.15 Using the Debugger......................................................6-19
Chapter 7 Product Highlights 7-1
7.1 UsingtheSamplePrograms................................................7-1
7.2 Compaq Fortran Language . . . ..............................................7-3
7.3 UsingtheCommand-LineInterface...........................................7-4
7.4 Using Compaq Extended Math Library (CXML)..................................7-4
7.5 Mixed-Language Programming Support with Visual C++ and Visual Basic ............7-6
7.6 ViewingOnlineDocumentationintheHTMLHelpViewer..........................7-7
7.7 UsingtheArrayVisualizer..................................................7-7
7.7.1 ArrayViewer........................................................7-8
7.7.2 AviewRoutinesLibrary................................................7-8
7.7.3 Avis2DandAvisGridActiveX(OCX)Controls..............................7-9
7.7.4 EnhancementstotheVisualDevelopmentEnvironment......................7-9
7.7.5 ArrayVisualizerSamples..............................................7-9
7.7.6 InstallingArrayVisualizer..............................................7-9
7.7.7 StartingArrayViewer.................................................7-9
7.7.8 Information about Array Visualizer......................................7-10
7.8 Using the IMSL Libraries (Professional and Enterprise Editions) . . .................7-10
7.9 Usingf90SQL-lite........................................................7-11
7.10 Using Enterprise Toolkit and Technical Programming Extensions (Enterprise Edition) . . . 7-12
7.11 SupportforCOMandAutomationObjects:FortranModuleWizard.................7-12
7.12 Support for Creating COM Servers (Professional and Enterprise Editions) ...........7-13
7.13 InterfaceDefinitionsforRoutines............................................7-13
7.13.1 VisualFortranandArrayVisualizerLibraryRoutines........................7-13
7.13.2 CXMLandIMSLRoutines............................................7-14
7.13.3 Win32PlatformSDKRoutines.........................................7-14
Chapter 8 Documentation Road Map: Where to Find What You Need 8-1
8.1 Printed(Hardcopy)Documentation...........................................8-1
8.1.1 CompaqFortranOnlineBookstore.......................................8-2
8.2 DocumentationAvailableinHTMLHelpViewerFormat...........................8-2
8.2.1 Programmer'sGuide .................................................8-3
8.2.2 Language Reference . . . ..............................................8-4
8.2.3 ErrorMessages.....................................................8-5
8.2.4 VisualC++User'sGuide(forVisualFortran)...............................8-5
8.2.5 CompaqArrayVisualizerDocumentation .................................8-5
8.2.6 PlatformSDKandSDKDocumentation...................................8-5
8.2.7 AdditionalHTMLHelpfortheEnterpriseEdition............................8-5
8.3 DocumentationAvailableinHTMLFormat .....................................8-6
8.4 DocumentationAvailableinPDFFormat.......................................8-6
8.4.1 ViewingPDFFiles...................................................8-7
8.4.2 LocationofInstallingandGettingStartedPDFFile..........................8-7
8.4.3 LocationofCXMLPDFFile............................................8-7
8.4.4 LocationofIMSLPDFFiles............................................8-7
8.4.5 LocationofFLEXlmPDFFile...........................................8-8
