WD2000: Incorrect Value Returned Using ToolsCalculate Command

ID: Q212589

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you use the WordBasic.ToolsCalculate command in a Visual Basic for Applications macro, the result returned may be incorrect.

For example, the following WordBasic.ToolsCalculate command returns an incorrect value of 342999999999.999 to the variable Result$.


Sub Result()
   Result$ = WordBasic.ToolsCalculate("7000 ^ 3")
   MsgBox Result$
End Sub

RESOLUTION

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For more information about using the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

When you use Visual Basic for Applications, you do not need to use the ToolsCalculate command to perform exponential calculations. The following function performs the same calculation but returns the correct result of 343000000000 to the integer variable iResult.


Sub Result()
   Dim iResult As Double
   iResult = 7000 ^ 3
End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212623 WD2000: Macro Programming Resources

Q226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: vb vba vbe

Keywords : kbprg kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample kbwordvba wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug