assigning character strings to double precision values in DATA statements

[Bernard Yoo <yoobb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I have an old Fortran 77 program that uses DATA statements to assign 
character strings to variables that have been declared double 
precision.  Many commercial compilers seem to accept this 
"undocumented" method of assignment, but g77 does not.

Is there any way around this?

B.Y.