--- sw/source/ui/frmdlg/column.cxx.old	2004-08-23 10:55:09.000000000 +0200
+++ sw/source/ui/frmdlg/column.cxx	2005-09-22 15:13:12.000000000 +0200
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@
 
 	long nStep = Abs(Abs(nRectHeight * 95 /100) / 11);
 	long nTop = (nRectHeight - 11 * nStep ) / 2;
-	USHORT nCols;
+	USHORT nCols=0;
 	long nStarts[3];
 	long nEnds[3];
 	nStarts[0] = nRectWidth * 10 / 100;
