VBE: User-Defined Functions Are Calculated Incorrectly

ID: Q170650

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Function Wizard to enter a formula containing a user- defined function in a cell, the formula may be calculated more than once.

CAUSE

A user-defined function is calculated multiple times in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows if the following conditions are true:

The user-defined function is created in Visual Basic for Applications.

The user-defined function is inserted into the spreadsheet with the Function Wizard.

Note that this behavior does not occur if the user-defined function is entered directly in a cell in a worksheet.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


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NOTE: If this product was already installed on your computer when you purchased it from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and you need this fix, please call the Pay Per Incident number listed on the above Web site. If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, and if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested, no fee will be charged. However, if you request additional technical support, and if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support, you may be charged a non-refundable fee.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q154871 Determining If You Are Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do not use the Function Wizard to insert the custom function.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows 98.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbprg
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb