Pro Fortran is an easy-to-use development environment designed for Fortran users

Pro Fortran

Absoft Pro Fortran toolsets for Windows 95/98/NT/2000 include globally optimizing F77, F90, and C/C++ compilers integrated into a complete, easy-to-use development environment designed for Fortran users. Complete hard-copy documentation with step-by-step examples and responsive, free technical support is included with each license.

Pro Fortran products are native 32-bit Windows applications and are the most complete Fortran development systems available, which includes:

An extended version of the Cray Research CF90 ISO/ANSI Standard Fortran 90 compiler. Automatic Big Endian <-> Little Endian data conversion eases the task of porting code and the full Win32 API is supported directly from Fortran. Visit UCLA's F90 test results to see how it compares against F90 compilers from Sun, HP, DEC and IBM.

A workstation-class Fortran 77 compiler that supports Cray POINTER extensions from VAX/VMS, Sun, HP, and IBM MVS, and Microsoft. Automatic Big Endian <-> Little Endian data conversion eases the task of porting code and the full Win32 API is supported directly from Fortran.

ANSI C, K&R; C, and C++ compilers designed to facilitate mixed language development from within a single environment. Each C compiler supports the entire Win32 API. AE, a full-featured programmer's editor including color syntax and user customizable support for F90, F77, C, C++, and plain text files.

Fx, a source level debugger supporting both Fortran and C/C++. Fx properly indexes both Fortran and C arrays. A full native Windows interface is included. Fx is debug compatible with MS VC++ 5.0 and 6.0.

All compiler and tools are accessed via an easy to use Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that also automatically builds make files. Header dependencies are automatically generated from within the IDE and the auto-parallelizer included with Pro FortranMP is also controlled through the IDE.

A integrated performance profiler is included with all product versions that can produce a graphical representation of how different elements of your program perform.

A MS-compatible linker that automatically links in proper libraries based on the source files specified. All Absoft compilers are link compatible with MS VC++ 5.0 and 6.0 making mixed language application development a straightforward process.

The MRWE application framework, written entirely in Fortran, can automatically create a standard Windows GUI for each compiled application. Full source to MRWE is included.

VAX and UNIX subroutine compatibility libraries that simplify the task of porting code.

A Fortran source code static analyzer.

Windows Programming

Pro Fortran provides full support of the Win32 API directly from Fortran. A detailed chapter on Windows programming is included in the documentation. MRWE, the Absoft application framework, is a native Win32 Multiple Document Interface (MDI) Windows program written completely in Fortran. Complete, documented source is provided as a tutorial on Windows programming in Fortran. The source may be easily modified and recompiled by the user if additional features or modifications are desired.

Mixed Language Programming

The process of combining Fortran and C routines into a single application has been a major frustration to many Windows programmers. Even Microsoft required use of non-standard Fortran syntax to accomplish this feat. Absoft Pro Fortrans provide a better solution: Absoft Fortran and C/C++ compilers are link compatible and use standard Microsoft C calling conventions. You can generate mixed Fortran/C applications entirely from within the Absoft environment or easily link with code created with Microsoft C. Example code is provided in the documentation. Pro Fortran compilers are also debug compatible with MS VC++ 6.0.

DLL building capabilities

Pro Fortran can automatically build Fortran-based DLLs compatible with VC++,VB, Excel, Delphi, and Borland C++. Example code is contained in the documentation. Absoft's alias feature allows you to create DLLs compatible with any other configuration.

Graphics Libraries

Basic 2D and 3D high level presentation quality graphics libraries, OpenGL header files, and HDF precompiled libraries are included with every copy of Pro Fortran 6.2.

System Requirements: Minimum -- 486DX 66 or better • 16MB RAM • 78MB HD space* • Windows 95/98 or Windows NT
Recommended Minimum -- Pentium 133MHz or better • 32MB RAM • 78MB free HD space* • Windows 95/98 or Windows NT •

*78MB required for complete installation. 56MB without supplied examples and C/C++ compilers.

Licensing: Network licences (minimum: 5 or more) of each Pro Fortran 6..2 for Windows version are available.