A Fortran Console Application (.EXE) provides a single console window without graphics (resembles character-cell applications).

For a Visual Fortran Sample of a Console Application, see ...\MYPROJECTS\CELSIUS.

You can select whether the new project being created will not have a source file or will have a template-like source file that contains statements typically used by a Fortran Console application or a Fortran Console application that displays Hello World.

To select project options that request that the project be linked against dynamic-link libraries (instead of static libraries), click the check box labeled "This project will be linking against one or more Fortran DLL Import libraries."


The Fortran Environment dialog box lets you view the Visual Fortran default compiler settings (upper half) as well as the compiler and linker settings for each saved Console environment that you select (lower half).

In the List of Console Environments box, select a saved Fortran Console environment whose tool project settings options you want to display.

After you select the saved Fortran Console environment that will be the basis for the new project,  click the Apply button. Or, you can click Cancel to not use a saved Fortran Console environment.

After your project is created, you can display the project settings dialog box by opening the project workspace and click the Settings option from the Project menu. Project settings allow you to view and change the compiler options (Fortran tab), as well as options for other tools (Debug tab, Link tab, and so on).