Maximum Values for Field Format Switches (97591)



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

This article was previously published under Q97591

SUMMARY

A field will produce the following result (error message)
Error! Number Cannot be Represented in Specified Format
when the resulting value exceeds the maximum value for the field formatting switch.

Below is a list of the maximum values each field formatting switch can produce. If the maximum value is exceeded, the preceding error message will appear as the field result.
   Switch      Maximum
   ----------------------------
   \*alphabetic   Values > 6,656.4999
   \*arabic       Values > 2,147,483,647.4999

         Note: Can produce the above error message or
         incorrect results.

   \*cardtext     Values > 999,999.4999
   \*dollartext   Values > 999,999.99
   \*hex          Values > 32,767.4999
   \*ordinal      Values > 2,147,483,647.4999
   \*ordtext      Values > 999,999.4999
   \*roman        Values > 3,999
				

MORE INFORMATION

Field format switches are used to format the result of a field. For example, the field {=99.99 \* dollartext} yields the following result:

Ninety-nine and 99/100

For more information on field switches in Word for Windows 2.0, search for "switches" using the Help menu. Reference(s): "Microsoft Word for Windows User's Reference," pages 112-114

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/16/2005
Keywords:kbfield KB97591