DATE Field Nested in ASK or FILLIN Prompts Multiple Times (115248)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q115248 SYMPTOMS
A DATE field nested in an ASK or FILLIN field that is updated automatically
by an AutoOpen or AutoNew macro may prompt you for a response several
times, depending on which view the document was last saved in. For example:
{FILLIN "What is the start date?" \d {date}}
If the document was last saved in page layout view, you will see this
prompt when you first open the file but before the document appears on
the screen. If this prompt appears after other ASK or FILLIN fields in
the document, it will reappear when the prompts appear in their proper
order.
If you are in normal view when you open the document, the prompt will
appear normally.
NOTE: The prompt containing the DATE field also appears anytime you do the
following:
- Switch from normal view to page layout view.
- Change from any view to print preview.
CAUSE
The DATE field forces the ASK or FILLIN field to recalculate, which
"dirties" the instructions of the ASK or FILLIN field, causing multiple
prompts.
STATUS
This problem was corrected in Word 97.
WORKAROUND
Method 1: Remove the DATE field from the ASK or FILLIN field.
Method 2: Switch to Normal view before you save the document.
Adding the ViewNormal command to the beginning of the AutoNew or AutoOpen
macro has no effect.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbmerge kbprint KB115248 |
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