Microsoft KB Archive/23686

Word: Incorrect Print Merge Field Comparisons

PSS ID Number: Q23686 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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In Microsoft Word version 3.0, comparisons in a print merge always evaluate a null field as true. For example, if you test IF field=“one” and the field is null, it still evaluates to true.

To work around this problem, use the following commands to filter out the null fields:

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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word version 3.0. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word version 3.01.

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