B.7 Alternative Syntax for Octal and Hexadecimal Constants

In Compaq Fortran, you can use an alternative syntax for octal and hexadecimal constants. The following table shows this alternative syntax and equivalents:

You can use a quotation mark (") in place of an apostrophe in all the above syntax forms.

For More Information:

• On octal constants, see Section 3.3.2.
  
  
• On hexadecimal constants, see Section 3.3.3.