WD2000: Incorrect Value Returned Using ToolsCalculate Command (212589)

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When you use the WordBasic.ToolsCalculate command in a Visual Basic for Applications macro, the result returned may be incorrect.

For example, the following WordBasic.ToolsCalculate command returns an incorrect value of 342999999999.999 to the variable Result$.

Sub Result()
   Result$ = WordBasic.ToolsCalculate("7000 ^ 3")
   MsgBox Result$
End Sub

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When you use Visual Basic for Applications, you do not need to use the ToolsCalculate command to perform exponential calculations. The following function performs the same calculation but returns the correct result of 343000000000 to the integer variable iResult.

Sub Result()
   Dim iResult As Double
   iResult = 7000 ^ 3
End Sub

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For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212623 WD2000: Macro Programming Resources

226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

WD2000: Incorrect Value Returned Using ToolsCalculate Command (212589)

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