WD97: DocVariable Field Is Autoindex Field After Conversion (166098)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q166098 SYMPTOMS
When you open a Word 97 document in an earlier version of Word, the
following field error may be displayed:
Error! Bookmark not defined.
Viewing field codes(ALT+F9) displays the following field:
{autoindex "<Any text>" \* Mergeformat }
CAUSE
The document contained a DocVariable field that was inserted and saved from
Word 97 and the document has been:
- Opened in an earlier version of Word (6.x or 7.x) using the Word 97
import converter.
-or-
- Opened and saved from a earlier version of Word (6.x or 7.x) using the
Word 97 import converter and has been reopened in Word 97.
The Autoindex field is a converted DocVariable field. Because the
DocVariable field is not available in versions of Word prior to Word 97,
the conversion process does not convert it. The document variables are lost
during the conversion and cannot be retrieved.
WORKAROUND
To retain the document variables, while in Word 97, use the following steps
to save the document using the Microsoft Word 6.0/95 or the Rich Text
Format converter:
- Open the document in Word 97.
- On the File menu, click Save As.
- In the Save As dialog box, change the "Save File as type" to either
"Word 6.0/95" or "Rich Text Format."
For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
162602 WD97: Questions About Saving in the Word 6.0/95 File Format
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
REFERENCES
For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/14/2000 |
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