compaq visual fortran on windows 7 64-bit?

Question

how i can install compaq visual fortran on windows 7 64-bit? it is not compatible with win64

Solution 1

No, I don't think so. According to Steve Lionel, of Powerstation/Digital/Compaq/Intel Fortran fame (the man's been at it for some time :) CVF has some trouble running on Win7. Not suprising, since it is a product whose development has been discontinued sometimes about 5 years ago.

My recommendation is that you upgrade to Intel Fortran, which is of the same line, meaning all your libraries (for example, for plotting on screen) will still be there. Their new product recently has introduced more than a few significant changes, and it is well worth it. Runs on VS2010 (full or shell) so you shouldn't have any trouble with it.

Solution 2

Contrary to what has been said, the Compaq Fortran 6 environment can be run within Windows 7 - 64 bits. Personally, I ran the setupx86.exe file located in the X86 subdirectory of the CVF CD, but I specified that the files should be put into the Program Files (x86) directory. Then when I ran the Developer Studio and tried to compile a Fortran program. It said it did not find some libraries. So, within the CVF environment, I clicked on Tools/Options/Directories and told the program to get library, include,... files from the Program Files (x86) directory. Then everything worked just swell ! If not, try to use the compatibilty option by right clicking on the Developer Studio icon.

Solution 3

Assuming your copy of Windows 7 is one of the higher end versions that supports it, you can install "Windows XP Mode" (really, a copy of Microsoft's virtual machine) and probably run it under that.

Comments

[Mojtaba]

thanks, but i have a 7000 lines code to run, i can't translate it into intel fortran

[Mojtaba]

I installed compaq visual fortran 6.1, and it was without any problem, but i run my code with 6.6 before, is there any diffrence bethween these versions? can i trust v6.1?

[darjab]

@Mojtaba - I have much more than that, or should i say - had - at the time of the switch. I don't remember having too much headaches with upgrading. Fortran is fortran, write once, run forever. Yes, there is quite a bit of diference between 6.1. and 6.6. (you'll have to see the release notes for the exact specs). Also, on 6.6. there were three service upgrades, A, B and C. But still, I stand by my advice - CVF is long unsupported. And Intel's is really one of the most quality products on the market today. If you need any specific help with the switch, post a question - I'll do my best to help.

[milancurcic]

@Mojtaba This is a common problem with legacy code. Sticking to Fortran standard minimizes problems when switching between compilers.