Article ID: 248216
Article Last Modified on 11/5/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q248216
SYMPTOMS
When you open a workbook in Microsoft Excel 2000, some formulas unexpectedly calculate a value of zero.
CAUSE
- When you opened the workbook, you clicked No when you were asked to update the links.
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- The workbook that you are linking to is not open.
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- The formulas that do not calculate correctly refer to a defined name in another workbook.
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- The defined name contains a relative cell reference. For example, the defined name refers to =Sheet1!A$1.
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- The following conditions exist in the workbook that contains the defined name:
- The Iteration option on the Calculation tab of the Options dialog box is enabled.
- The workbook contains a circular reference.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a).
To obtain SR-1/SR-1a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
245025 OFF2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a)
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.
Additional query words: XL2000
Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB248216
