Microsoft KB Archive/235397

= XL97: Negative Number Multiplied with Null or Zero Produces a Negative Zero on the Alpha Platform =

Article ID: 235397

Article Last Modified on 9/22/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition, when used with:
 * the hardware: DEC Alpha

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This article was previously published under Q235397



SYMPTOMS
When multiplying a cell that contains a negative number with a cell that contains either zero or no value, the result is a negative zero.

NOTE: This behavior has been observed only with the Alpha platform version of Microsoft Excel 97.



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

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB235397

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