Create a temporary C string, import a FORTRAN string into it, retaining trailing blanks and return a pointer to this C string. The length of the C string that is created is just long enough to hold the FORTRAN string (including any trailing blanks), plus the null terminator.

pointer = cnfCreib( source_f, source_len )

const char $\ast$source_f (Given)

int source_len (Given)

char $\ast$cnfCreib

If the routine could not create the space, then it returns a null pointer.