Table Calculation Formula Yielding Incorrect

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Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:22 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: The customer is using the Tables feature of WordPerfect 5.1. In one cell of the table he has a math formula which is calculating incorrectly. The problem formula is E6/F3+E7/F3+F8/F3+F9. Solutions: This feature is working as designed. (See pages 725-726 of the WP 5.1 manual.) WordPerfect is calculating left to right regardless of the sequence of the math operators (+,-,/,*). To get this formula to calculate correctly, the user must break up the formula as follows: (E6/F3)+(E7/F3)+(F8/F3)+F9. This will produce the expected answer.

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