WinWord: Test for Blank Argument Within an Expression Field

ID: Q79770

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

SUMMARY

Using the ASK field combined with the AND function in Microsoft Word for Windows can cause the following error message:

   Undefined Bookmark, BOOKMARKNAME

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for Windows versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0c. This problem was corrected in Word version 7.0 for Windows 95.

MORE INFORMATION

If you leave the dialog box blank, the bookmark associated with the ASK field does not return a value of zero (0); instead, the above error message appears. The AND function is used to join two logical expressions into a single complex expression. You must define both bookmarks.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. From the File menu, choose New, and choose the OK button. Press

   CTRL+F9 to insert the field code braces, and enter the following
   information:

      {Ask bookmarkname "Enter the number of boxes"}

   Press the END key, then press RETURN.

2. Press CTRL+F9 to insert a second set of braces, and insert the

   information below:

      {=and (bookmarkname > 2,bookmarkname < 12)}

3. Select both fields, and update them by pressing the F9 key.

4. Do not type anything in the dialog box that appears. Choose the

   OK button.

Word for Windows displays the following error message:

   Undefined Bookmark, BOOKMARKNAME

You must enter information in the dialog box; an empty dialog box does not return the value "0."

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

Reference(s):

"Microsoft Word for Windows and OS/2 Technical Reference," page 338

"Word for Windows Companion," The Cobb Group, page 679

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: kbfield Additional query words: winword word6 1.x 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c winword2

Keywords          : kbfield 
Version           : 1.x 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998