Microsoft KB Archive/115605

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WD6X: MacWord SET & ASK References Become MERGEFIELDS in Word 6x

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Q115605

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 5.1, 5.1a, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a, 6.0.1
 * Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

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SYMPTOMS
A field in a Word 5.x for the Macintosh print merge main document that references the result of a SET or ASK field is converted to a MERGEFIELD field in Word 6.0. The expected behavior is that it would become a REF field in a document or main document and a MERGEFIELD only if originating from a print merge data document.

For example, if a Word 5.1a for the Macintosh document contains the following:

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< > When you display the field codes, you would expect to see:

  {ASK name "What is your name?"} {REF name} Instead, the field codes appear as:

  {ASK name "What is your name?"} {MERGEFIELD name}

RESOLUTION
The MERGEFIELD field produces the same result as the REF field, so no workaround is necessary.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the product versions listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0.

Additional query words: textconv w4wconv mergefield merge field set ask ref convert converted converts fields transfer transferred transfers translate translates

Keywords : kbinterop wordnt kbfield winword ntword macword word6 word7 word95 wordconvert

Issue type : kbbug

Technology : kbWordSearch kbWordWSearch kbWordMSearch