SYMPTOMS
When you use the Solver Add-in that is included with the German version of Microsoft Excel 2002, the integer constraint does not work as expected. When you try to add an integer constraint, you receive the following error message:
Die Nebenbedingung muss eine Zahl, ein Zellbezug oder eine Formel sein
(Constraint must be a number, simple reference, or formula with a numeric value.
)
Note Throughout this article, German words and phrases are followed by English translations in parentheses.
RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Office XP service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The German version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Size File name
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2003-Aug-11 20:34 548,864 Solver.xla
After the hotfix is installed, the German version of this hot fix
will have the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following
table:
Date Time Size File name
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2003-Aug-22 20:19 94,720 Solverop.msp
2003-Aug-22 20:25 302,592 Solverff.msp
This fix is
a post-Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP-2) fix. To install the fix, you must have
Office XP SP-2 installed. For additional information about Office XP SP-2,
click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
325671 OFFXP: Overview of the Office XP Service Pack 2
Additionally, you may have to install Windows Installer 2.0 to
install this fix. For additional information about the Windows Installer
requirement for post-Office XP SP-2 fixes, click the following article number
to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
330537 OFFXP: Office XP Updates and Patches Released After September 2002 May Require Windows Installer 2.0