Result of SEQ Field Is a Negative Number

Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q97729

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a

SUMMARY

The maximum positive number result of a SEQ (Sequence) field is 32,767 (2 to the 15th power). If the result of a SEQ field is greater than 32,767, Word for Windows displays the result as a negative number that descends one increment for each number in the sequence. For example:

   If the SEQ field
   result should be     Word displays
   ----------------------------------

   32,767       32,767
   32,768      -32,768
   32,769      -32,767
   32,770      -32,766

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

KBCategory: kbusage buglist6.0c fixlist7.0
KBSubcategory: kbfield
Additional query words: 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c limit 6.0
word6 winword winword2 6.0a 6.0c
Keywords : kbfield
Version : 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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