WD98: WordBasic.MailMergeInsertFillin Fails to Prompt

ID: Q183990

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

In previous versions of Word, the WordBasic "MailMergeInsertFillin" command causes the Fillin Field to prompt the user upon execution of the command.

This behavior has changed when you use this command with the Visual Basic for Applications WordBasic object. The "WordBasic.MailMergeInsertFillin" command does not automatically update the field to prompt the user.

WORKAROUND

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To cause the fillin field to prompt the user, use the following Visual Basic for Applications command:

   ActiveDocument.Fields.Update

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q181058
   TITLE     : OFF98: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications

Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe insertion
Keywords          : kbdtacode OffVBA kbmacroexample macword98 
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Hardware          : MAC
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

Last Reviewed: April 6, 1999