WD: Selecting "(None)" Resets Filter Comparison

 Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
Article ID: Q122505
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

In the Query Options dialog box, if you delete a query that precedes another query, the comparison criteria for all subsequent queries changes to match that of the query that was deleted.

STATUS

We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

For example, if your query options are set up as follows 

             Field:          Comparison:          Compare to:

             <field1>        is Blank             (empty)
   Or        <field2>        Equal to             (text)
   Or        <field3>        is Not Blank         (empty)
   Or        <field4>        Not Equal to         (text)
   Or        <field5>        Less than            (text)
and you modify the <field1> entry by selecting (none) from the Field list, your query changes to this: 

             <field2>        is Blank             (text)
   Or        <field3>        is Blank             (empty)
   Or        <field4>        is Blank             (text)
   Or        <field5>        is Blank             (text)
Your query should change to this: 

             <field2>        Equal to             (text)
   Or        <field3>        is Not Blank         (empty)
   Or        <field4>        Not Equal to         (text)
   Or        <field5>        Less than            (text)
You can find these query options on the Filter Records tab. To locate this tab, follow these steps:

  1. Open the mail merge main document.

  2. On the Tools menu, click Mail Merge.

  3. Under "Merge the data with the document," click Query Options.

Additional query words: filter filtering queries same change changes
comparison 8.0 8.00
Keywords : kbmerge macword ntword winword word6 word7 word8 word95 word97 wordnt macword98
Version : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c7.0,7.0a,97;MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a,98
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug kbinfo

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Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
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