Microsoft KB Archive/240795

= Date form fields in documents that were created in Word 97 that use non-English field names are not displayed correctly in Word 2000 =

Article ID: 240795

Article Last Modified on 1/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q240795



SYMPTOMS
Date form fields in documents created in versions of Word 97 that use non-English field names are not displayed correctly in Word 2000. Word 2000 does not convert the non-English abbreviations for day, month, and year to the English abbreviations.

The following language versions of Word 97 use non-English field names and switches:

French

German

Spanish

For example, French Word 97 uses the abbreviations "j" for day (French jour) and "a" for year (French an). The abbreviation for month is "M" in both languages. When you create a form with a date form field that has a specific date format in French Word 97 and then open it in Word 2000, the abbreviations "j" and "a" are not converted to the corresponding English abbreviations "d" for day and "y" for year.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276367 OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 2.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) Start German Word 97.Display the Forms toolbar (click ANSICHT - SYMBOLLEISTEN - FORMULAR).Insert a text form field by clicking the button with the ab symbol on the Forms toolbar.Double-click the form field to edit the options.In the Typ list box, select Datum (German).In the Datumsformat list box, select t. MMMM jjjj (German Word 97 uses t for "Tag" = day, j for "Jahr" = year).Click OK.Protect the form by clicking the button with the padlock symbol on the Forms toolbar.Save the document and close it.Open it again in Word 2000 (any language version).Type a date into the form field. For example, on a system with U.S. country settings, type 8/8/99 . Press the TAB key.
 * 2) Display the Forms toolbar (click ANSICHT - SYMBOLLEISTEN - FORMULAR).Insert a text form field by clicking the button with the ab symbol on the Forms toolbar.Double-click the form field to edit the options.In the Typ list box, select Datum (German).In the Datumsformat list box, select t. MMMM jjjj (German Word 97 uses t for "Tag" = day, j for "Jahr" = year).Click OK.Protect the form by clicking the button with the padlock symbol on the Forms toolbar.Save the document and close it.Open it again in Word 2000 (any language version).Type a date into the form field. For example, on a system with U.S. country settings, type 8/8/99 . Press the TAB key.
 * 3) Insert a text form field by clicking the button with the ab symbol on the Forms toolbar.Double-click the form field to edit the options.In the Typ list box, select Datum (German).In the Datumsformat list box, select t. MMMM jjjj (German Word 97 uses t for "Tag" = day, j for "Jahr" = year).Click OK.Protect the form by clicking the button with the padlock symbol on the Forms toolbar.Save the document and close it.Open it again in Word 2000 (any language version).Type a date into the form field. For example, on a system with U.S. country settings, type 8/8/99 . Press the TAB key.
 * 4) Double-click the form field to edit the options.In the Typ list box, select Datum (German).In the Datumsformat list box, select t. MMMM jjjj (German Word 97 uses t for "Tag" = day, j for "Jahr" = year).Click OK.Protect the form by clicking the button with the padlock symbol on the Forms toolbar.Save the document and close it.Open it again in Word 2000 (any language version).Type a date into the form field. For example, on a system with U.S. country settings, type 8/8/99 . Press the TAB key.
 * 5) In the Typ list box, select Datum (German).In the Datumsformat list box, select t. MMMM jjjj (German Word 97 uses t for "Tag" = day, j for "Jahr" = year).Click OK.Protect the form by clicking the button with the padlock symbol on the Forms toolbar.Save the document and close it.Open it again in Word 2000 (any language version).Type a date into the form field. For example, on a system with U.S. country settings, type 8/8/99 . Press the TAB key.
 * 6) In the Datumsformat list box, select t. MMMM jjjj (German Word 97 uses t for "Tag" = day, j for "Jahr" = year).Click OK.Protect the form by clicking the button with the padlock symbol on the Forms toolbar.Save the document and close it.Open it again in Word 2000 (any language version).Type a date into the form field. For example, on a system with U.S. country settings, type 8/8/99 . Press the TAB key.
 * 7) Click OK.Protect the form by clicking the button with the padlock symbol on the Forms toolbar.Save the document and close it.Open it again in Word 2000 (any language version).Type a date into the form field. For example, on a system with U.S. country settings, type 8/8/99 . Press the TAB key.
 * 8) Protect the form by clicking the button with the padlock symbol on the Forms toolbar.Save the document and close it.Open it again in Word 2000 (any language version).Type a date into the form field. For example, on a system with U.S. country settings, type 8/8/99 . Press the TAB key.
 * 9) Save the document and close it.Open it again in Word 2000 (any language version).Type a date into the form field. For example, on a system with U.S. country settings, type 8/8/99 . Press the TAB key.
 * 10) Open it again in Word 2000 (any language version).Type a date into the form field. For example, on a system with U.S. country settings, type 8/8/99 . Press the TAB key.
 * 11) Type a date into the form field. For example, on a system with U.S. country settings, type 8/8/99 . Press the TAB key.

The date appears as t. August jj.

It should be displayed as '''8. August 1999'''.

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