BUG: NMAKE Fails If File Names Contain Special Characters (148627)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Program Maintenance Utility (NMAKE), when used with:
    • Microsoft Fortran PowerStation for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q148627

SYMPTOMS

If you try to create a project file by using the NMAKE utility with a source file name containing certain special characters such as $, !, or #, one of the following errors occurs depending upon the character used:

Source filename: hi$there.f90
NMAKE : fatal error U1073: don't know how to make '".\hihere.f90"'
Source filename: hi!there.f90
NMAKE : fatal error U1017: unknown directive '!there.obj"'
Source filename: hi#there.f90
NMAKE : fatal error U1038: internal error : lexer

CAUSE

NMAKE treats certain special characters as command-line arguments or macros, or it is unable to process them at all.

RESOLUTION

Avoid using special characters in source file names or use Developer Studio to create and manage your projects.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

140356 BUG: NMAKE Fails If Paths & File Names Have Special Characters

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/3/2003
Keywords:kbLangFortran KB148627
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