>>>>>>-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

Hehe... There were one million candidates. There were 180 questions, 180 minutes. four wrong answer delete one true answer. Most answered questions less worth than less answered questions. There were a lot of rules for select good candidates...

I just remembered one simply question. It was like:

1,0000000001+1,00000000012

That question was failed by candidates who could answered integral and derivative questions... :))