The FILENAME field does not automatically update when you open a document in Word 2002 or Word 2003 (832897)

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Update the field manually

To update the field manually, select the field that is contained in your Word document, and then press F9.

Method 2: Create a macro to automatically update the field

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To automatically update the field that is contained in your Word document, create an AutoOpen macro. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Start Word and open the document that contains the field that will not update automatically.
2. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.
3. In the Macros dialog box, follow these steps:
   1. In the Macro name box, type AutoOpen.
   2. Change the Macros in box to your document file name.
   3. Click Create.
4. In the code sheet of the Microsoft Visual Basic editor, you should now see the beginnings of your AutoOpen macro. For example, you should see the following:

   Sub AutoOpen()
   '
   ' AutoOpen Macro
   ' Macro created date by username
   '
   
   End Sub
   

5. Type, or copy and paste, the following macro code into your AutoOpen macro:

      Dim aStory As Range
      Dim aField As Field
   
      For Each aStory In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges
   
         For Each aField In aStory.Fields
            aField.Update
         Next aField
   
      Next aStory
   

6. Your AutoOpen macro should now look similar to the following example:

   Sub AutoOpen()
   '
   ' AutoOpen Macro
   ' Macro created date by username
   '
   
      Dim aStory As Range
      Dim aField As Field
   
      For Each aStory In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges
   
         For Each aField In aStory.Fields
            aField.Update
         Next aField
   
      Next aStory
   
   End Sub
   

7. On the File menu, click Save filename.
8. On the File menu, click Close and Return to Microsoft Word.
9. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Security.
10. On the Security Level tab, change your security level to Medium, and then click OK.
11. In Word, click Close on the File menu to close your document.
12. Reopen your Word document.
13. Click Enable Macros in the Security Warning dialog box.

The field should now update automatically in your Word document.