Microsoft KB Archive/81488

= WD: NextField and UpdateFields Do Not Update All Fields =

Article ID: 81488

Article Last Modified on 11/16/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 1.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2.0a
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2.0c
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q81488



SYMPTOMS
Using the WordBasic commands NextField and UpdateFields may not update all of the fields in your document.



CAUSE
This problem can occur if Field Codes are turned off.



WORKAROUND
To resolve this problem, turn on Field Codes before you run the WordBasic commands. You can do this by adding three lines to your macro code.

Add the following two lines at the beginning of your macro: n = ViewFieldCodes   'Remembers if Field Codes are on or off. ViewFieldCodes 1       'Turns Field Codes on. Then add the following line at the end of your macro: ViewFieldCodes abs(n)  'Returns Field Codes to the state they were in                           'before the macro turned them on.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Word listed above. This problem was corrected in Word 97 for Windows.

Additional query words: fieldcode

Keywords: kbbug kbfield KB81488

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