ASK fields

[Jose]

[Word 2002] I have a couple of ASK fields, and they hook to a
couple of REF fields.

1. When I have the cursor in one of the ASK fields and hit F9, it
asks for my input. When I add text and click OK, though, it
neither displays that input nor propagates it to the REF field.
Why not, and how can I fix it?

2. Another of my ASK fields, which was created the same way and
looks the same in Properties (except for the name of the
bookmark), does not allow updating. Clicking F9 does nothing, and
there's no 'update' option in the context (RC) menu. Why not, and
how can I fix it?

 

[macropod]

Hi Jose,

ASK fields don't display their results - they only set a bookmark. If you
want the result to display at the point where the ASK field is located, use
something like:
{QUOTE{ASK BkMrk "Input Text?"}{BkMrk}}
To get the results to update elsewhere, you need to select those fields and
update them too. Perhaps the easiest way is to select the whole document
(Ctrl-A) then press F9 to trigger the ASK field and update its dependants in
one go.

The second problem sounds like a field coding error.

Cheers

[Word 2002] I have a couple of ASK fields, and they hook to a
couple of REF fields.

1. When I have the cursor in one of the ASK fields and hit F9, it
asks for my input. When I add text and click OK, though, it
neither displays that input nor propagates it to the REF field.
Why not, and how can I fix it?

2. Another of my ASK fields, which was created the same way and
looks the same in Properties (except for the name of the
bookmark), does not allow updating. Clicking F9 does nothing, and
there's no 'update' option in the context (RC) menu. Why not, and
how can I fix it?

 

[Jose]

ASK fields don't display their results - they only set a
bookmark. If you want the result to display at the point where
the ASK field is located, use something like:
{QUOTE{ASK BkMrk "Input Text?"}{BkMrk}}

macropod, your reply is very helpful. Thank you.

I'm unsure about the syntax, though. In your example, is "Input
Text?" the name of the bookmark and the only variable used? Or is
"BkMrk" the name of the bookmark and a variable (in which case,
what is "Input Text?"?)?

 

[Graham Mayor]

macropod, your reply is very helpful. Thank you.

I'm unsure about the syntax, though. In your example, is "Input
Text?" the name of the bookmark and the only variable used? Or is
"BkMrk" the name of the bookmark and a variable (in which case,
what is "Input Text?"?)?

BkMrk is the name that will be saved as the bookmark - you can make this
anything you like.
Input Text? is the prompt text. Maybe if it was written in its alternative
form it would be easier to understand.

{QUOTE{ASK BkMrk "Input Text?"}{REF BkMrk}}


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