FUNCTION VFSTECR(fld8, work, npak, iun, dateo, deet,  153
     $                    npas, ni, nj, nk, ip1, ip2, ip3, typvar, 
     $                    nomvar, etiket, grtyp, ig1, ig2, ig3, ig4, 
     $                    datyp, rewrit)
*
#if defined (DOC)
*
***s/r VFSTECR  -real*8 interface for real*4 function FSTECR. 
*
*Author  : JM Belanger *CMDA/SMC Aug 2000
*Revision:
*
*Arguments: See FSTECR code for documentation
*    Input:
*      all
*
*    Output:
*      none
*
#endif

      IMPLICIT NONE
*implicits
     
      integer vfstecr
      real work(*)
      real*8 fld8(ni,nj,nk)
      integer iun, ni, nj, nk, datev, ip1, ip2, ip3, ig1, ig2, ig3, ig4
      integer npak, dateo, deet, npas, datyp, rewrit  
      character*(*) etiket 
      character*(*) typvar
      character*1 grtyp 
      character*(*) nomvar            
* 
      integer ikey, ierr, ilen, jk1, jk2, jk3
      real buffer4
      pointer (pxbuffer4,buffer4(ni,nj,nk))
*
      integer fstecr
      external fstecr 
*-----7----------------------------------------------------------------

      ilen = ni*nj*nk
      call hpalloc(pxbuffer4,max(1,ilen),ierr,1)

      do jk3 = 1,nk
        do jk2 = 1,nj
          do jk1 = 1,ni
            buffer4(jk1,jk2,jk3) = fld8(jk1,jk2,jk3)
          enddo
        enddo
      enddo

      ikey = fstecr(buffer4, work, npak, iun, dateo, deet, 
     $              npas, ni, nj, nk, ip1, ip2, ip3, typvar, nomvar, 
     $              etiket, grtyp, ig1, ig2, ig3, ig4, datyp, rewrit)

      call hpdeallc(pxbuffer4,ierr,1)

      vfstecr=ikey

      return
      end