NAME

       MPI_File_preallocate -  Preallocates storage space for a file

SYNOPSIS

       #include "mpi.h"
       int MPI_File_preallocate(MPI_File fh, MPI_Offset size)

INPUT PARAMETERS

       fh     - file handle (handle)
       size   - size to preallocate (nonnegative integer)

NOTES FOR FORTRAN

       All  MPI  routines  in Fortran (except for 'MPI_WTIME' and 'MPI_WTICK') have an additional
       argument 'ierr' at the end of the argument list.  'ierr' is an integer and  has  the  same
       meaning as the return value of the routine in C.  In Fortran, MPI routines are subroutines
       and are invoked with the 'call' statement.

       All MPI objects (e.g., 'MPI_Datatype', 'MPI_Comm', 'MPI_File') are of  type  'INTEGER'  in
       Fortran.

                                             3/4/1998                     MPI_File_preallocate(3)