WD98: DocVariable Field Is Autoindex Field After Conversion (184155)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q184155 SYMPTOMS
When you open a Word 98 Macintosh Edition 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 98 and the document has been:
- Opened in an earlier version of Word (6.0 or 7.0) using the Word 98
import converter.
-or-
- Opened and saved from a earlier version of Word using the Word 98
import converter and has been reopened in Word 98.
The Autoindex field is a converted DocVariable field. Because the
DocVariable field is not available in versions of Word prior to Word 98,
the conversion process does not convert it. The document variables are lost
during the conversion and cannot be retrieved if the document is saved
in the earlier version of Word.
WORKAROUND
To retain the document variables, while in Word 98, 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 98.
- On the File menu, click Save As.
- From the Save File As Type list in the Save As dialog box, select 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: | 10/4/2002 |
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