- if (!fmt_is_string (f.type))
- {
- char str[FMT_STRING_LEN_MAX + 1];
- msg (SE, _("Format type %s may not be used with a string "
- "variable."), fmt_to_string (&f, str));
- goto fail;
- }
- if (!fmt_check_output (&f))
+
+ char *error = fmt_check_type_compat__ (&f, NULL, VAL_STRING);
+ if (!error)
+ error = fmt_check_output__ (&f);
+ if (error)
+ {
+ lex_next_error (lexer, -2, -2, "%s", error);
+ free (error);
+ goto fail;
+ }
+
+ if (!lex_force_match (lexer, T_RPAREN))