/[NO]PAD_SOURCE Controls how the compiler treats fixed-form source code lines which are shorter than the statement field width (72 characters, or 132 characters if /EXTEND_SOURCE is in effect.) This option has an effect on how the compiler treats character and Hollerith constants that are continued across two or more source lines. Specifying /PAD_SOURCE causes the compiler to treat short source lines as if they were padded with blanks out to the statement field width. This may be useful when compiling programs developed for non-OpenVMS platforms which may assume that short source lines are blank-padded. The default, /NOPAD_SOURCE, is compatible with current HP Fortran and previous OpenVMS Fortran compilers, which causes the compiler to not treat short source lines as padded with blanks so that the first character of a continuation line immediately follows the last character of the previous line. If /NOPAD_SOURCE is in effect, the compiler will issue an informational diagnostic message if it detects a continued constant which may be affected by blank padding.