module acefc
   ! provides fast continuous options for acer
   use locale
   use acecm, only: xss,nxss
   implicit none
   private

   !--Public routines
   public acetop,acefix

   !--Private global variables

   ! header parameters for ace continuous format
   character(13)::hz
   character(10)::hd
   character(10)::hm
   real(kr)::aw0,tz

   ! parameters for continuous nxs block
   integer::len2,izaid,nes,ntr,nr,ntrp,ntype,ndnf,is,iz,ia,nxsd(5)

   ! parameters for continuous jxs block
   integer::esz,nu,mtr,lqr,tyr,lsig,sig,land,and,ldlw,dlw,&
     gpd,mtrp,lsigp,sigp,landp,andp,ldlwp,dlwp,yp,fis,end,&
     iurpt,nud,dndat,ldnd,dnd,jxsd(2),ptype,ntro,ploct

   ! index of sections
   integer,parameter::nxcmax=1000
   integer::nxc,mfs(nxcmax),mts(nxcmax),ncs(nxcmax)

   ! scratch units
   integer::mscr,iold,inew,nscr

   ! various bin sizes
   integer::nbina,nbinp,negn

   ! parameters obtained from the input files
   real(kr)::za,awr
   integer::mt19,mf1x(3)
   real(kr)::elast
   real(kr)::elim
   integer::ngmt,nned
   integer::mt16,mt455
   integer::mt5n,mt5p,mt5d,mt5t,mt5he3,mt5a
   integer::mt103,mt104,mt105,mt106,mt107
   integer::mpmin,mpmax,mdmin,mdmax,mtmin,mtmax,m3min,m3max,m4min,m4max

   !-- adding variables to hold the library and version
   integer::nlib,lrel,nver
