>>>>>-2**2
>>>>>
>>>>>what the answer... I lost my bet with my secondary schoolgirl daughter... :(
>>>>
>>>>-2^2 = -(2)^2 = -4
>>>>
>>>>That is why () are so important. (-2)^2 = 4
>>>
>>>VFP and me really flunked... :(
>>
>>The answer of vfp is correct - but it does like all prog languages - although not mentioned in the help - the unary operators have the highest precedence
>>
>>But in maths the answer would be -4
>
>It seem your math is good. But I was at %1 at 1987's university selection exam. Mine math was good too. How could I forget a basic thing like that. :(

haha, you skipped too many classes + you were lucky at the selection exam

update: or you were the only one attending the selection exam