WD97: Error: ListNum Field In Table Causes Invalid Page Fault

ID: Q160977

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you edit the starting number of a ListNum field in a table, Word may generate the following error message:

   This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

   If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.

If you click Details, you see the following:

   Winword caused a stack fault in WINWORD.EXE at 0137:<address>.

WORKAROUND

Use the Sequence field in the table instead of the ListNum field.

For more information about sequence fields, click Contents And Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Help Topics: Microsoft Word, type the following text

   Sequence

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "SEQ (Sequence) field" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows has a new ListNum field available. The ListNum field inserts a set of numbers anywhere in a paragraph. ListNum fields can be incorporated into numbering from a simple or outline-numbered list.

For more information about ListNum fields, click Contents And Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Help Topics: Microsoft Word, type the following text

   ListNum

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "LISTNUM field" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

Additional query words: list numbering

Keywords          : kbualink97 kbfield word97 
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

Last Reviewed: January 23, 1999