Microsoft KB Archive/113140

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Number FORM Field Error Message: "A Valid Number Is Required"

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Q113140

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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SYMPTOMS
The following error message may occur in Word for Windows when you enter a number in a protected Number FORM field:

A valid number is required.

CAUSE
If the International settings in Windows Control Panel are for a different country than the settings in effect when you inserted the FORM field, Word does not accept your entry in a Number FORM field. Number FORM fields recognize valid data from only one country at a time.

This does not happen with other fields.

Steps to Reproduce the Problem
 In Windows Control Panel, choose the International icon and switch the Country setting to French. In Word, use the following instructions to insert a FORM field:

 From the Insert menu, choose Form Field. Select the Text option and choose the Options button. In the Type box, select Number. In the Default Number box, type 2. In the Number Format box, select # ##0,00 F;(# ##0,00 F) and then choose OK. From the Tools menu, choose Protect Document. Select the Forms option and choose OK.</li> Switch to Windows Control Panel, choose the International icon, and switch the Country setting to German.</li> In the text form field, type 3 and press TAB. The following error appears: "A valid number is required."</li></ol> </li></ol>

WORKAROUND
Method 1: In Windows Control Panel, choose the International icon. In the Country box, select the same setting you used when you created the FORM field.

Method 2: If you want to use a different Country setting, delete and reinsert the Number FORM field in Word.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word versions 6.0 and 6.0a for Windows. This problem was corrected in Word version 7.0 for Windows 95.