Microsoft KB Archive/128562

Mac Works: Works Hangs at Startup Screen

PSS ID Number: Q128562 Article last modified on 10-22-1998

3.0a 4.0 4.0a 4.0b

MACINTOSH

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= SYMPTOMS =

If both the decimal separator and the thousands separator in the Numbers Control Panel have been set the same (for example, both are commas), the following problems may occur, depending on which version of Works you are using:


 * After entering a number in the Spreadsheet you may receive the message “The application unknown has unexpectedly quit because an error of type 1 occurred.”
 * The application may stop responding (hang) while trying to create a new Spreadsheet or open an existing document.
 * When typing numbers in the Spreadsheet, only “-1” will appear in the cell, no matter what number is typed, or no numbers will appear after you press the RETURN key.

= RESOLUTION =


 * 1) On the Apple menu, click Control Panels.
 * 2) Double-click the Numbers Control Panel.
 * 3) In the Number Format box, choose U.S.

KBCategory: Unconfirmed kbprob kbusage KBSubcategory: macworkskb Additional reference words: 3.00a 4.00 4.00a 4.00b mac m_works hang crash Mwksss negative one ====================================================================== Version : 3.0a 4.0 4.0a 4.0b Platform : MACINTOSH Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.