WD: "if" Field Ignoring Nested "eq" Field in Word

ID: Q64550

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

Using an equation field as a test result in an IF field will result in an erroneous result.

For example, insert the following field:

   {if y=x {eq \x(X)} {reference}}

The EQ field will make an X with a box. If y=x, then an X with a box will be the result. If y<>x, then the result would be whatever is in the bookmark reference.

If you update the EQ field or the REFERENCE field before you update the IF field, you get the results you would expect. However, once you update the outside field (if x=y), the "{equation)" field will result as a blank space.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

Additional query words: fields

Keywords          : kbfield winword ntword macword word6 winword2 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a,2.0,2.0a,2.0a- CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a;MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: November 19, 1997