/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb FORTRAN, Error Messages, Compilation Errors, CHANAMINC  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  SEVERITY:  E

  MESSAGE TEXT:  Character name incorrectly initialized with numeric
  value

  EXPLANATION:  Character data with a length greater than one was
  initialized with a numeric value in a DATA statement.  Example:
      CHARACTER*4 A
      DATA  A/14/