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XL2000: CALL Function Always Returns FALSE When Used in a Worksheet

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This article was previously published under Q238996

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Symptoms

When you use the CALL function in your worksheet, your formula always returns a value of FALSE.

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Cause

The CALL function has been disabled from use on worksheets in Microsoft Excel 2000. This was done to protect you from a security vulnerability that exists in earlier versions of Microsoft Excel.

For additional information about the CALL function vulnerability, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

196791� XL97: Patch Available for Excel CALL Vulnerability

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