cDEC$ DEFINE cDEC$ UNDEFINE The DEFINE directive creates a symbolic variable whose existence or value can be tested during conditional compilation. The UNDEFINE directive removes a defined symbol. The DEFINE and UNDEFINE directives take the following forms: cDEC$ DEFINE name [=val] cDEC$ UNDEFINE name c Is one of the following: C (or c), !, or *. name Is the name of the variable. val Is an INTEGER(4) value assigned to "name". DEFINE and UNDEFINE create and remove variables for use with the IF (or IF DEFINED) directive. Symbols defined with the DEFINE directive are local to the directive. They cannot be declared in the Fortran program. Because Fortran programs cannot access the named variables, the names can duplicate Fortran keywords, intrinsic functions, or user-defined names without conflict. To test whether a symbol has been defined, use the IF DEFINED (name) directive. You can assign an integer value to a defined symbol. To test the assigned value of "name", use the IF directive. IF test expressions can contain most logical and arithmetic operators. Attempting to undefine a symbol which has not been defined produces a compiler warning. The DEFINE and UNDEFINE directives can appear anywhere in a program, enabling and disabling symbol definitions. For compatibility, !MS$DEFINE and !MS$UNDEFINE can be used in place of cDEC$ DEFINE and cDEC$ UNDEFINE. Examples: Consider the following: !DEC$ DEFINE testflag !DEC$ IF DEFINED (testflag) write (*,*) 'Compiling first line' !DEC$ ELSE write (*,*) 'Compiling second line' !DEC$ ENDIF !DEC$ UNDEFINE testflag