Getting Started with the Intel(R) Visual Fortran Compiler Professional Edition for Windows* OS

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The Intel(R) Visual Fortran Compiler compiles Fortran files on Windows* operating systems from within the Microsoft Visual Studio* integrated development environment. The compiler is supported on IA-32, Intel(R) 64, and IA-64 architectures.

Start the Compiler in Visual Studio

The Intel Compiler integration (optional installation) is supported with the following versions of the Microsoft Visual Studio* integrated development environment:

If you do not have one of these Microsoft products on your system, the Intel(R) Visual Fortran installation procedure installs Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Premier Partner Edition. (Visual Studio 2005 Premier Partner Edition is not provided for Compiler Suite, Evaluation, or Student license types. Please read the Release Notes for details.)

Use the Start > All Programs list to locate and launch Microsoft Visual Studio.

After launching Visual Studio, do the following to use the Intel Visual Fortran Compiler in Visual Studio:

  1. Open, or create, a Visual Studio project.
  2. Select the project in the Solution Explorer pane.
  3. Proceed as usual to build, debug, and run your project.

See the Building Applications section of the compiler documentation for specific details on using the Intel compiler with the version of Visual Studio installed on your system.

Start the Compiler from the Command Line

To start the compiler from the Windows command line, use the Windows program menu to select:

Intel(R) Software Development Tools >
Intel(R) Fortran Compiler 11.0.xxx >
Fortran Build Environment for...

This method opens a Windows command prompt and sets the environment variables for the Intel compiler. To compile a Fortran source file (for example, my_source_file.f90), use this command:

ifort my_source_file.f90
 

Following successful compilation, an executable named my_source_file.exe is created in the current directory.

Using Performance Libraries

The Intel(R) Visual Fortran Compiler includes the following performance libraries. Refer to the appropriate sections of the documentation listed for information about using these libraries.

Performance Libraries See the...
Intel(R) Math Kernel Library Intel(R) Math Kernel Library User's Guide included with the Intel(R) Math Kernel Library documentation.
IMSL* Fortran Numerical Library Building Applications > Using the IMSL* Mathematical and Statistical Libraries section of the Intel(R) Fortran Compiler User and Reference Guide.

Only the Intel® Visual Fortran Compiler Professional Edition with IMSL* includes the IMSL* libraries.

Locate the Documentation

The documentation is located in the directories under the <install-dir>\Documentation\ directory. If you installed all of the appropriate components, you can find documentation on the following:

The Release Notes contain information on installing the Intel(R) Visual Fortran Compiler.

Some of the documentation is accessible from Microsoft Visual Studio Help menu.

Note: If you selected to not install a component, the associated documentation is not installed.

Product Information and Technical Support

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