Block Data

A block data program unit provides initial values for data in one or more named common blocks. Only specification statements may appear in a block data program unit. A block data program unit may be referenced only in EXTERNAL statements in other program units.

The form of a block data program unit is

 	
   block-data-stmt
 
   [specification-part]
 
   end-stmt
 Where:
 	
   block-data-stmt is a BLOCK DATA statement.
 
   specification-part is one or more specification statements, other than
 	ALLOCATABLE,
 	INTENT,
 	PUBLIC,
 	PRIVATE,
 	OPTIONAL, and
 	SEQUENCE.
 
   end-stmt is an END statement.