Microsoft KB Archive/60331

Multiplan 4.20: When Does the NOW Function Update? PSS ID Number: Q60331 Article last modified on 04-19-1990 PSS database name: D_MPlan

4.20

MS-DOS

Summary:

The NOW function in Multiplan provides time and date information that can be displayed and used within calculations. Multiplan Version 4.20 updates the NOW function according to the following rules:


 * 1) If Options Recalc is set to Yes, the NOW function is updated each time a recalculation is performed by making an entry or change. The NOW function is not updated when saving the worksheet if this option is set to Yes.
 * 2) If Options Recalc is set to No, the NOW function is updated each time recalculation is forced by pressing the F4 key or by clicking the mouse on the exclamation point at the bottom of the screen. The NOW function is updated when saving the worksheet if this option is set to No.
 * 3) Regardless of whether Options Recalc is set to Yes or No, the NOW function is updated upon loading a file that is in Symbolic, Other (Lotus), or Excel file format. The NOW function is not updated when loading a file in Normal or Chart format. ASCII files do not contain the equivalent of a NOW function.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1990.