Bookmark and REF-field problem

[Martin Bozelie]

Dear group,
I have a template, which is not protected as a form, because people
have to be able to edit parts of the document.

I use a createdate field on page one, which needs to be repeated in
the header on pages 2 and later. No problem so far, I use the
Ref-field for this.

Now, some people actually don't want the create-date so they overwrite
the createdate field on page one with their own desired date. This
destroys the bookmark. As a result, on page one there is the correct
date, but on the subsequent pages the ref-field will give an error:
bookmark not found. (Of course using a createdate field on page 2
doesn't solve the problem, because the dates on page 1 and 2 will not
be the same.)

How can I make sure that a bookmark is not deleted, or is there
another way to fix this problem?

Thanks in advance,
Martin

 

[Ingo Weber]

Hi Martin,

I use two ways to solve this problem:

- using a table and setting the bookmark around the cell. So the user, who
changes the entry does not delete the bookmark.
the problem with this way: the ref-field references the whole cell

or (I think, the better way)

-Use a specific unique style to mark the create-date and use the
styleref-field to reference the entry. You can combine this with a cell in a
table, formatted with your style

Hope this helps you.

So long

Ingo

 

[Martin Bozelie]

Dear Ingo, you're my hero! The styleref solution works like a dream.
Even the updating of the field work in real time, fantastic!

The bookmarked table doesn't work too well, because it also takes the
table cell with it, which makes the layout hard to control.

Thanks again, Martin