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From: "Janice Shepherd" <JANSHEP@torolab2.vnet.ibm.com>
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Subject: Comp.lang.fortran comments on evolution
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>On the other hand, there are some forward looking users, as evidenced by this
>quote:

>>  And, a Common statement should allow Character variables to reside
>>  with any other variable types.  Once again, VS Fortran allows this --
>>   as an extension.

I believe that the restriction of not mixing character and
non-character in a common block, while part of Fortran 77,
is not part of Fortran 90. So the request has already been addressed.

If I've missed the text in the standard that specifies this
restriction, then please let me know.

Thanks.
Janice C. Shepherd