From: Ragu on
> My main point is that you don't need pointers for any one way of
> accessing the data. You only need pointers if you are accessing it via
> two different routes. That's pretty much one of the most fundamental
> differences between pointers and allocatables. There are some other
> cases, but that's a biggie.

Thanks again. I see your point and agree that I do not need pointers.

Somehow I lost the big picture while trying to sort out the syntax. A
terrible oversight.

I am comfortable with allocatable arrays and derived types. Will
proceed per your suggestion.
From: Richard Maine on
Ragu <ssragunath(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> Somehow I lost the big picture while trying to sort out the syntax.

That is very, very common.

Glad to have been of help.

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