110386     RATFOR: Structured FORTRAN Pre-Processor  Version: 16,
January 1979
 
Submitted by: David P. Sykes, AMS, Inc., Arlington, VA
 
Operating System: IAS, RSX-11D, RSX-11M  Source Language: FORTRAN,
RATFOR  Memory Required: 30K  Hardware Required: Disk, Line Printer
Keywords: FORTRAN, Structured Languages/Programming
 
Abstract: RATFOR is a structured FORTRAN pre-processor which
improves many of the "cosmetic" and flow control
inadequacies of standard FORTRAN. RATFOR is a machine
and operating system that is as independent as possible
and so is very transportable. RATFOR is FORTRAN
except for following statements (which are converted to
FORTRAN): DO; FOR; IF; IF ELSE; ELSE; REPEAT UNTIL;
WHILE; and BREAK; NEXT. Also supported are: INCLUDE
files, the ability to DEFINE symbolic constants,
multi-argument MACROs, conditional processing of
sections of code (IFDEF, IFNOTDEF, ENDIFDEF), nine
levels of DEBUG lines, and character strings. Standard
Digital Equipment Corporation commands line syntax with
nine switches make RATFOR very easy to use.
 
Media (Service Charge Code): Write-Up (AA), 600' Magnetic Tape (MA)
Format: FILES-11