XL97: Negative Number Multiplied with Null or Zero Produces a Negative Zero on the Alpha Platform

ID: Q235397

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
on the following platforms: Alpha

SYMPTOMS

When multiplying a cell that contains a negative number with a cell that contains either zero or no value, the result is a negative zero.

NOTE: This behavior has been observed only with the Alpha platform version of Microsoft Excel 97.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

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Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 7, 1999