WD: NextField and UpdateFields Do Not Update All Fields (81488)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 1.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1
- Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0b
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
This article was previously published under Q81488 SYMPTOMS
Using the WordBasic commands NextField and UpdateFields may not update all
of the fields in your document.
CAUSE
This problem can occur if Field Codes are turned off.
WORKAROUND
To 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.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Word listed
above. This problem was corrected in Word 97 for Windows.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbfield KB81488 |
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