Description: The unary minus ('-') is taking precedence over exponentiation ('^') on basic (vb?) evaluation. To see it, create a macro module and insert: -(1#/2)^2 on it. The result value will be 0.25. On Excel it gives -0.25. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Insert "somevar = -(1#/2)^2" inside a macro module 2. eval it. 3. Actual Results: 0.25 Expected Results: -0.25 Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info:
Hi Thank you for reporting the issue.I can confirm that the issue is present in the below version. Version: 6.3.2.2 Build ID: 98b30e735bda24bc04ab42594c85f7fd8be07b9c CPU threads: 4; OS: Mac OS X 10.13.4; UI render: default; VCL: osx; Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI-Language: en-US Calc: threaded The below VBA macro in Libre gives the result as 0.25 , whereas in MS Excel it gives the result as -0.25 REM ***** BASIC ***** Sub Main DIM Variable_One As Double Variable_One=-(1#/2)^2 MsgBox Variable_One End Sub Thanks Srirupa
Also reproduced in LibreOffice 3.3.0 OOO330m19 (Build:6) tag libreoffice-3.3.0.4
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