Fortran Programming Language :: Running Windows Programs from Fortran


	Running Windows Programs from Fortran Hello, I need to execute a Windows based application (say HFSS.exe) from Fortran. Tried to make a batch file but it did not work. I use the Compaq Visual Fortran ver.6.6 on a 32 machine and/or PGI Fortran (Release 7) on a 64 bit machine. Any ideas? Thanks Tuli PS I know that can be done in MATLAB On May 30, 4:36 pm, tuli <tuli.herscov@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > I need to execute a Windows based application (say HFSS.exe) from > Fortran. > Tried to make a batch file but it did not work. > I use the Compaq Visual Fortran ver.6.6 on a 32 machine and/or PGI > Fortran (Release 7) on a 64 bit machine. For Intel and Compaq Visual Fortran, use the "system" extension, for example program xsystem implicit none call system("try.bat") end program xsystem Maybe it is present in PGI, too -- I don't use that compiler. "tuli" <tuli.herscov@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1180557376.881073.86850@j4g2000prf.googlegroups.com... - Hide quoted text - > Hello, > I need to execute a Windows based application (say HFSS.exe) from > Fortran. > Tried to make a batch file but it did not work. > I use the Compaq Visual Fortran ver.6.6 on a 32 machine and/or PGI > Fortran (Release 7) on a 64 bit machine. > Any ideas? > Thanks > Tuli > PS I know that can be done in MATLAB What you are asking for is a non-standard feature, which may not be provided with the compiler. Most, however, will offer such support - you will have to look at the documentation that came with your compiler. For DVF, look up SYSTEM, and note that it will require a USE DFPORT command, and (just possibly) ensuring that link with the DFPort library. - Hide quoted text - Beliavsky wrote: > On May 30, 4:36 pm, tuli <tuli.herscov@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello, >> I need to execute a Windows based application (say HFSS.exe) from >> Fortran. >> Tried to make a batch file but it did not work. >> I use the Compaq Visual Fortran ver.6.6 on a 32 machine and/or PGI >> Fortran (Release 7) on a 64 bit machine. > For Intel and Compaq Visual Fortran, use the "system" extension, for > example > program xsystem > implicit none > call system("try.bat") > end program xsystem > Maybe it is present in PGI, too -- I don't use that compiler. It may work better with recent compilers if it is used in accordance with the documentation. Subroutine and function call interchangeability is a sometimes thing.