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

 Last reviewed: February 13, 1998
Article 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. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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 : kbfield word8 word97 kbualink97
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 13, 1998
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