WD2000: Invalid Page Fault When DocProperty "Characters" Field Is Inserted in Header or Footer (220178)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

This article was previously published under Q220178

SYMPTOMS

When you insert a DocProperty "Characters" field into the header or footer of a Word document, the following error message appears:

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

If you click the Details button, the following additional information appears:

WINWORD caused an invalid page fault in module WINWORD.EXE at 015f:304bc9b2.

NOTE: Inserting a DocProperty "Characters" field into the body of a document does not cause an error.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use a NumChars field to insert the number of characters contained within the document into a header or footer.

For more information about the NumChars field, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type NumChars in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	12/6/2000
Keywords:	kbbug KB220178