WD97: IPF Updating Field w/ Dollartext Switch, Spanish Language

ID: Q167218

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you update a field that contains the \* dollartext formatting switch and which is formatted for the Spanish or Catalan language, you receive 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 will receive the following error message:

WINWORD caused an invalid page fault in module WINWORD.exe at <address>

This problem occurs with all variations of Spanish and Catalan.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods:

Method 1. Format the field for no proofing

Select the field.

On the Tools menu, point to Language, and click Set Language.

In the 'Mark selected text as' box, click '(no proofing).'

Click OK.

Method 2. Lock the field to prevent it from updating

Select the field.

Press CTRL+F11.

NOTE: To unlock the field, press CTRL+SHIFT+F11.

Method 3. Unlink the field and convert it to plain text

Select the field.

Press CTRL+SHIFT+F9.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The \* dollartext switch converts a number to cardinal text. For example, this field

{=25.10 \* dollartext}

would be converted to:

twenty-five and 10/100

The dollartext switch can be used with the following fields:

EditTime
FileSize
NumChars
NumPages
NumWords
RevNum
Section
SectionPages
Seq

For more information about the dollartext switch, click the Office Assistant, type "dollartext," click Search, and then click "General switches."

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:

Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Additional query words: word97

Keywords : kbfield word97
Version : WINDOWS:7.0,7.0a,97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug