FORTRAN
Set FORTRAN [ ON | OFF ]
(Default: ON)
(Initially: OFF)
When Qedit is TEXTing in a file, it must decide what language type that file has. If the file is a Qedit file, there is no problem, because the language type is stored as a field within the file.
If the file is a Keep file, Qedit examines the record length, file code, and position of the sequence number field. Unfortunately, there is no foolproof way to distinguish between SPL, PASCAL and FORTRAN source files, since all have sequence numbers in columns 73-80. If the current language is set to FORTRAN, Qedit treats the external file as FORTRAN. If the current language is not set to FORTRAN (i.e., to JOB, COBOL, SPL, etc.), Qedit treats the file as an SPL (or Pascal) file. If a file is mistakenly created as SPL or Pascal, you can change it to FORTRAN with Set Lang FORTRAN. You can also resolve the ambiguity by specifying the language after the file name when you Text it (e.g., /text abc,fortran).
If you primarily edit FORTRAN source files, you can avoid this problem with Set FORTRAN. When this option is set, Qedit will always resolve decisions on external files in favor of FORTRAN, regardless of the current language setting. You may then have to convert the occasional file from FORTRAN to SPL or Pascal.