update REF fields in protected document

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I have done the necessary steps to have the REF fields update when a user
enters information in a "form field", BUT a little pop up box appears several
times and you have to click cancel or ok to proceed to the next form field.
This only happens when the form field is attached to a "REF" field. Anyone
know how to eliminate these pop up boxes?
 
Did you check the "Calculate on exit" box in the Form Field Options for the
given field? That alone should suffice to update the REF field
automatically.

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Yes, the calculate on exit is on, all the necessary steps have been done in
the form document to update the REF fields. But when the user keys text in
the form field,then tabs to next form field, a pop up box appears and the
user has to click ok or cancel before moving to the nexxt form field. The
REF field is updated after the little pop up box is replied to. The pop up
box is a nusiance and an extra step not necessary.
 
What do you mean by 'the necessary steps' - the only step required is the
calculate on exit check box (unless the REF field is in a header/footer - or
possibly a text box). What is this pop-up box? What does its title say and
what is the *exact* message? I suspect this is a message box popped up by a
field exit macro - check the field properties and investigate what the macro
does. For REF fields in header/footers you need an update macro run on exit
from the field. You can use the sample code at
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm for this.


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necessary steps I meant was, calculate on exit and setting up the REF field
to assoc. it self to the form field. The pop up box just says Microsoft word
in the title bar and then it has a text box and an OK button or Cancel
button. This box comes ups several times after you tab to the next box. But
you have me thinking somehow there is a macro in there that I'm unaware of.
I'm clueless on how to determine if macros are within a document.
 
ah I figured it out. Where I had placed the REF field I also as the ASK
field, hence the pop up box. Don't recall inserting the ASK field *sigh*.
Thanks for all your help folks.
 
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