WD97: DocVariable Field Is Autoindex Field After Conversion

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

Opening a Word 97 document in earlier versions of Word displays the field error:

   Error! Bookmark not defined.

   {autoindex "<Any text>" }

CAUSE

The document contained a DocVariable field that was inserted and saved from Word 97 and the document has been:

• Opened in a previous version of Word (6.x or 7.x) using the Word 97 import converter.

  -or-

• Opened and saved from a previous version of Word (6.x or 7.x) using the Word 97 import converter and has been reopened in Word 97.

WORKAROUND

Method 1: In Word 97, Save the Document in Microsoft Word 6.0/95 Format

In Word 97, use the following steps to save the document using the Microsoft Word 6.0/95 converter:

1. Open the document in Word 97.

2. On the File menu, click Save As.

3. In the Save As dialog box, change the "Save as type" to "Word 6.0/95 (*.doc)."

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Method 2: In Word 97, Save the Document in Rich Text Format

1. Open the document in Word 97.

2. On the File menu, click Save As.

3. In the Save As dialog, change the "Save as type" to "Rich Text Format (*.rtf)."

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft 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

DocVariable Field Description

Inserts the string assigned to a document variable. Each document has a collection of variables, which can be added and referenced by the Visual Basic for Applications programming language. This field provides a way to display the contents of the document variables in the document.

For more information about DocVariables, click the Office Assistant, type "DocVariable," click Search, and then click to view "Field codes: DocVariable field."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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