Mixing ASK, Fillin and autonew

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Hi
Word 2000 SR1
Hi Folks
I need a template with a combination of ask, ref & fillin fields.
I thought a macro named autonew would allow me to select whole doc and update the fields however I find

On creating the new doc the fillin field prompts execute then the autonew kicks in and updates all fields including the fillins for a second time.

What am I doing wrong ?

Cheers
Geof

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Hi Geof,

You aren’t doing anything wrong, you’re just expecting rational behavior from Word!

The FILLIN field updates automatically upon the creation of a new document. The ASK field requires the AutoNew macro. You can have it update all fields except the FILLIN fields, or you can use all ASK fields.

Note also that any fields in headers/footers will not be updated by a general update all fields command. If you need code to update fields in headers/footers, write back.

You may want to download the following from my download page (addbalance.com/word/download/) and take a look at them.
AskForm and UserForm (These are both designed as tutorials with the VBA unlocked.)

Hope this helps.

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Thanks for the ideas and the references ..

I think I have got around the problem like this

sub autonew
For each field in activedocument.fields
field.update
next
end sub

If this doesnt work then back to userforms …

Many thanks
I find your sites very useful and appreciate the lounge immensely

Geof

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Rather than a loop, you could try:
activedocument.Fields.Update

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So long as none of the fields are in headers/footers (or textboxes) either of these will work.

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