XL: Using Calculate Method May Not Calculate Certain Formulas
ID: Q144508
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
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Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
SYMPTOMS
When you calculate values on a worksheet, formulas that refer to cells that
contain custom functions may not be calculated correctly.
CAUSE
This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:
- A cell on the worksheet contains a custom function.
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- A cell on the worksheet contains a formula that refers to the
cell with the custom function.
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- The calculation mode is set to Manual (click Options on the Tools
menu and click the Calculation tab).
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- You use a Visual Basic for Applications macro to calculate the cell that
contains the custom function.
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- The Visual Basic statement that you use to calculate the cell that
contains the custom function uses the following syntax:
Range("A1").Calculate
NOTE: For the previous statement, assume that cell A1 contains the
custom function.
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- You manually recalculate the entire worksheet.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft Excel 97 Service Release 2
(SR-2).
For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q151261 : OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office SR-2
To temporarily work around this problem, use one of the following methods.
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Method 1
Make the custom function volatile. To do this, add the following line of
code to the custom function:
Application.Volatile
NOTE: A volatile function is recalculated every time that the worksheet is
recalculated. Making your custom function volatile may decrease the
performance of your worksheet.
Method 2
Add to any formula that refers to a cell that contains a custom function.
To do this, add the following to the formula:
+(NOW()*0)
For example, if your worksheet contains a custom function in cell A1, and
cell B1 contains the following formula
=A1
change the formula in cell B1 to the following:
=A1+(NOW()*0)
NOTE: When you make this change to the formula in cell B1, cell B1 is
recalculated every time that the worksheet is recalculated.
Method 3
Press CTRL+ALT+F9 to recalculate the values in the entire workbook.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
Example
To see an example of the problem described in the "Symptoms" section in
this article, follow these steps:
- Save and close any open workbooks, and then create a new workbook.
- Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).
- On the Insert menu, click Module.
- Type the following code into the module sheet:
Function Test() As Long
Static i As Long
Test = i
i = i + 1
End Function
Sub Calc_Custom_Function()
Range("A1").Calculate
End Sub
- Press ALT+F11 to return to Microsoft Excel.
- Type the following formula into cell A1 of Sheet1:
=Test()
- Type the following formula into cell B1 of Sheet1:
=A1
- Run the Calc_Custom_Function macro several times.
- Press F9 to calculate the values in the worksheet.
Cells A1 and B1 are updated.
- Run the Calc_Custom_Function macro several times.
- Press F9 to calculate the values in the worksheet.
Cell A1 is updated as you expect, but cell B1 is not updated.
Additional query words:
XL97 XL7 recalc
Keywords : kbprg kbdta kbdtacode xlformula
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Issue type : kbbug