WD97: WordBasic.ToolsCalculate Returns Incorrect Result

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

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

CAUSE

The following WordBasic.ToolsCalculate command will return a value of 342999999999.999 to the variable, Result$.

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

WORKAROUND

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. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.