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Article #4474Re: Maximum number of openfiles on MS FORTRAN 5.1?
From: Barbara Vaughan
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:25
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:25
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In article <Jan.22.09.43.13.1993.26857@gandalf.rutgers.edu> hempatel@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Hemanshu Patel) writes: > > I am using MS Fortan 5.1 on a PC running DOS, and I've written > a program on a SPARC 1 which opens 20 or so files. It compiles > and runs fine. I then transfered it to a PC, it compiles fine > but I get a runtime error of too many files opened. I don't > remember the exact error code. Does anyone know the maximum > number of files openable at one time under MS Fortran 5.1, and > any tricks around. I really don't want to open and close each > file every time, especially since the data stored in them is > sequentially written. Any help would be appreciated. Than... I don't know anything about MS Fortran 5.1 (I use Lahey), but you might want to check your DOS config.sys file. There may be a line in it saying "files = 15" or something. If so, change it. If there's no such line, add one, with a limit you can live with. Barbara Vaughan
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Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!usc!rpi!uwm.edu!linac!att!att!dptg!ulysses!allegra!princeton!sheps!bvaughan From: bvaughan@sheps.Princeton.EDU (Barbara Vaughan) Subject: Re: Maximum number of openfiles on MS FORTRAN 5.1? Message-ID: <1993Jan22.162537.21770@Princeton.EDU> Originator: news@nimaster Sender: news@Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: sheps.princeton.edu Organization: Princeton University References: <Jan.22.09.43.13.1993.26857@gandalf.rutgers.edu> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:25:37 GMT Lines: 18