XL2000: JPN: Excel Crashes When You Type Two-Digit Number and Character (269071)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000

This article was previously published under Q269071
NOTE: The information in this article applies to the Japanese version%3 of Excel.

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 2000, Japanese version, when you type data that contains a combination of a two-digit number and one character, Excel may stop responding (crash).

CAUSE

Excel incorrectly regards a combination of a two-digit number and one character (such as '02E') as an ordinal-quarter-year format, which causes an access violation.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276367 OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service Pack


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 first corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 2.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/23/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbOffice2000preSP2Fix kbOffice2000sp2fix kbQFE KB269071