Microsoft KB Archive/239396

= Works 2000: Changing Cell Contents from a String to a Formula and Clicking "Undo Entry" Causes an Error Message =

Article ID: 239396

Article Last Modified on 1/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Works 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works Suite 2000

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This article was previously published under Q239396



SYMPTOMS
When you type a string into a Microsoft Works 2000 Spreadsheet cell, change that cell so that it contains a formula, and then undo the change, the following error messages may occur, depending on your operating system:  In Windows 95:

WKSSS caused an invalid page fault in

module WKSSS.EXE at 0137:0050d61b.

When you click OK, Works Spreadsheet quits. In Windows 98:

This program has performed an illegal operation

and will be shut down.

If the problem persists, contact the program

vendor.

When you click Close, Works Spreadsheet quits. In Windows 2000:

Works Spreadsheet unexpectedly quits, with no error message.



CAUSE
After you change a cell from a string to a formula, this problem occurs when you click Undo Entry on the Edit menu.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, manually delete the equal sign (=) instead of clicking Undo Entry on the Edit menu.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
A string is a sequence of numbers, letters, or symbols. A string can be a single number "3," a single character "c," or a series of characters. For example, 3*A1 is a string. The string may resemble a formula, but a formula is always preceded by an equal sign. For example, =3*A1 is a formula, not a string.

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