Microsoft KB Archive/186685

= XL97: Custom Function Is Not Recalculated with Intersection Operator =

Article ID: 186685

Article Last Modified on 10/21/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q186685





SYMPTOMS
When you calculate values on a worksheet, some formulas may not be automatically updated.



CAUSE
This problem may occur when the following conditions are true:


 * The formula calls a custom function. -and-


 * The formula refers to a cell an another worksheet.

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 * You use the Intersection operator in one of the arguments in the custom function.



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:

151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2

To work around the problem temporarily, press CTRL+ALT+F9 to recalculate the values in the entire workbook.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).



Example of the Problem
To see an example of this problem, 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 to insert a Visual Basic for Applications module sheet.  Type the following code into the module sheet: Function Test(a As Single, b As Single) As Single

Test = a + b

End Function  On the File menu, click "Close and Return to Microsoft Excel."</li>  Enter the following values into Sheet1: <pre class="fixed_text">       A1: 1   B1: A2: 2  B2: 3 </li> Select cells A1:A2, point to Name on the Insert menu, and then click Define. Type Name1, and then click OK.</li> Select cells A2:B2, point to Name on the Insert menu, and then click Define. Type Name2, and then click OK.</li> Click Sheet2. Type the value 5 into cell A1, and then press ENTER.</li>  Click Sheet1. Type the following formula into cell A5, and then press ENTER: =Test(Sheet2!A1,Name1 Name2) The formula returns a value of 7, which is a correct answer. </li> Click Sheet2. Type the value 10 into cell A1, and then press ENTER.</li> Click Sheet1.

Cell A5 displays a value of 10, but the correct value is 12.</li></ol>

Additional query words: XL97 recalc

Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB186685

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