WD: NextField and UpdateFields Do Not Update All FieldsLast reviewed: February 2, 1998Article ID: Q81488 |
The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMSUsing the WordBasic commands NextField and UpdateFields may not update all of the fields in your document.
CAUSEThis problem can occur if Field Codes are turned off.
WORKAROUNDTo resolve this problem, turn on Field Codes before you run the WordBasic commands. You can do this by adding three lines to your macro code. Add the following two lines at the beginning of your macro:
n = ViewFieldCodes() 'Remembers if Field Codes are on or off. ViewFieldCodes 1 'Turns Field Codes on.Then add the following line at the end of your macro:
ViewFieldCodes abs(n) 'Returns Field Codes to the state they were in 'before the macro turned them on. STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Word listed above. This problem was corrected in Word 97 for Windows.
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Additional query words: fieldcode
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