I have inserted some script language from another software program (Amicus
Assembly) into and as a second (and subsequent) page header, but it doesn't
work...
Thank you for your patience.......
inadmissible3
Yes, I am using a document generating program whereby I have fields inserted
into a blank document that are populated by the information found in a client
file. What i am attempting to do is to have the case name and number as a
header on the second page and every page thereafter. The "script fields"
polulate outside the header, but do not work within a header/footer. Make
sense?
Thank you again.
Here is a sample of the script language that is from Amicus Assembly-document
assembly program-
%[Matter.CustomField("Case Name")]
%[Matter.CustomField("County")] %[Matter.CustomField("Case No.")]
When this information is filled out when setting up the case file, and I
want to generate a document, this script language translates to text and
shows to the proper case name and case number in the document. When I do
this in the body of the document, it works fine, but when i copy this script
language inside the header/footer, it will not/does not show anything but the
script language shown above.
Is there anything I can do? Thank you.
Jay Freedman said:I'm sorry, but it still isn't making much sense to me, probably
because we're using the same words with different meanings.
Word has several classes of "fields", with many specific kinds within
each class. These are the ones that seem to have the most probable
connection to what you're doing:
- Plain "fields" are the class of fields created by the Insert > Field
dialog, or by pressing Ctrl+F9, or by a macro that contains an
ActiveDocument.Fields.Add statement. If you look in the Insert >
Fields dialog, you'll see a couple of dozen kinds. Some that might be
used by your document creation program to display information (like
case name and number) are the Quote field, the DocProperty field, the
DocVariable field, and the Reference field. Each kind of field has a
specific purpose, as described in Word's help file, but they can often
be "bent" to other purposes. Most fields of this class operate
perfectly well in headers/footers as easily as in regular body text.
- "Form fields" are for use in a "protected form". The idea here is
that you set up a document containing both static text and changeable
fields; once the document is protected, the static text can't be
selected or edited and only the fields are available. Word prohibits
form fields in headers and footers -- so I suspect this is what you're
trying to use.
- Controls in userforms (custom dialogs) are sometimes called "fields"
although this is something of a misnomer. This isn't related at all to
your problem.
Then there are combinations of fields... If the document generating
program is inserting form fields in the body of the (protected form)
document, you can place a Reference field in the primary
(non-first-page) header to repeat that information. The form field has
a "bookmark name", which you can see in its Properties dialog; the
Reference field needs to refer to that name. See part 2 of
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm for illustrated
instructions.
Jay Freedman said:Ah, the light is starting to dawn...
What I suspect is happening is that Amicus Assembly does a
find-and-replace operation during the generation, looking for things
surrounded by the %[ and ] markers and replacing them with data
according to the quoted name.
The problem is that headers and footers are in a separate area of the
file (Word's technical term is "story") from the main text, and a
find-and-replace operation has to do some special work to find things
in those other stories. (This is explained at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ReplaceAnywhere.htm.) It
seems that Amicus Assembly doesn't do that extra work.
You might try bookmarking the scripts in the body text and using
cross-references to those bookmarks in the header. There's a gotcha
there, as well, though: when Amicus Assembly replaces the scripts, it
will probably overwrite and destroy the bookmarks (extra work is
required to keep them), and then the cross-references will show error
messages to the effect that the bookmarks don't exist.
I don't think there's really anything you can do except complain to
the company (Gavel & Gown Software) that their product lacks
functionality that you need. Send them the URL cited above, and
request an update.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Here is a sample of the script language that is from Amicus Assembly-document
assembly program-
%[Matter.CustomField("Case Name")]
%[Matter.CustomField("County")] %[Matter.CustomField("Case No.")]
When this information is filled out when setting up the case file, and I
want to generate a document, this script language translates to text and
shows to the proper case name and case number in the document. When I do
this in the body of the document, it works fine, but when i copy this script
language inside the header/footer, it will not/does not show anything but the
script language shown above.
Is there anything I can do? Thank you.
Jay Freedman said:I'm sorry, but it still isn't making much sense to me, probably
because we're using the same words with different meanings.
Word has several classes of "fields", with many specific kinds within
each class. These are the ones that seem to have the most probable
connection to what you're doing:
- Plain "fields" are the class of fields created by the Insert > Field
dialog, or by pressing Ctrl+F9, or by a macro that contains an
ActiveDocument.Fields.Add statement. If you look in the Insert >
Fields dialog, you'll see a couple of dozen kinds. Some that might be
used by your document creation program to display information (like
case name and number) are the Quote field, the DocProperty field, the
DocVariable field, and the Reference field. Each kind of field has a
specific purpose, as described in Word's help file, but they can often
be "bent" to other purposes. Most fields of this class operate
perfectly well in headers/footers as easily as in regular body text.
- "Form fields" are for use in a "protected form". The idea here is
that you set up a document containing both static text and changeable
fields; once the document is protected, the static text can't be
selected or edited and only the fields are available. Word prohibits
form fields in headers and footers -- so I suspect this is what you're
trying to use.
- Controls in userforms (custom dialogs) are sometimes called "fields"
although this is something of a misnomer. This isn't related at all to
your problem.
Then there are combinations of fields... If the document generating
program is inserting form fields in the body of the (protected form)
document, you can place a Reference field in the primary
(non-first-page) header to repeat that information. The form field has
a "bookmark name", which you can see in its Properties dialog; the
Reference field needs to refer to that name. See part 2 of
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm for illustrated
instructions.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
On Tue, 3 May 2005 10:05:07 -0700, "inadmissible3"
Yes, I am using a document generating program whereby I have fields inserted
into a blank document that are populated by the information found in a client
file. What i am attempting to do is to have the case name and number as a
header on the second page and every page thereafter. The "script fields"
polulate outside the header, but do not work within a header/footer. Make
sense?
Thank you again.
:
I suspect we're at cross purposes here about the meaning of "script
language". I understood it to mean executable code that does something, like
the VBscript or JavaScript that you can embed in an HTML page. Your later
description indicates that it's text that should appear on a (viewed or
printed) Word document. In that case it has nothing to do with macros or
programming.
If your question is how to get the text to appear on the second and
subsequent pages but not on the first page, the answer is to go to File >
Page Setup, click the Layout tab, and check the box for "Different first
page". In the document, temporarily create a second page by pressing
Ctrl+Enter at the end of page 1 to insert a page break. Open the header
area. If there is text in the First Page Header, remove it. Place the text
in the header on page 2. Close the header area, and delete the page break.
Word will "remember" the header and display it on pages 2 and beyond, when
the document becomes more than one page long.
This procedure is similar to the one described at
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/wordfaqs/Letterhead.htm. The only difference is
which header (First Page or the primary Header) you put the text into.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
inadmissible3 wrote:
The script language from a document assembly program is like a form
field that contains case name, number, etc. so when I want to
generate a document to a particular client, and the document is more
than one page in length, this information is in the header/footer.
I have also posted the original question on the programming group as
well, but if you have any suggestions, I will listen.
Thank you.
:
On Mon, 2 May 2005 17:53:01 -0700, "inadmissible3"
I have inserted some script language from another software program
(Amicus Assembly) into and as a second (and subsequent) page
header, but it doesn't work...
Thank you for your patience.......
inadmissible3
There's no reason to believe that script language from any other
program will work in Word. A Word document's header is nothing at all
like an HTML header except for the name.
You may need to reprogram the script as a VBA macro. What is it
supposed to do? In any case, it would be best to move the discussion
to the programming newsgroup,
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...crosoft.public.word.vba.general&lang=en&cr=US.
Suzanne S. Barnhill said:Alternatively, if the desired text appears in the document itself and the
field is formatted with a unique character style (which can be identical to
the Default Paragraph Font), a StyleRef field in the header will pick up the
text as it is replaced.
Jay Freedman said:Ah, the light is starting to dawn...
What I suspect is happening is that Amicus Assembly does a
find-and-replace operation during the generation, looking for things
surrounded by the %[ and ] markers and replacing them with data
according to the quoted name.
The problem is that headers and footers are in a separate area of the
file (Word's technical term is "story") from the main text, and a
find-and-replace operation has to do some special work to find things
in those other stories. (This is explained at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ReplaceAnywhere.htm.) It
seems that Amicus Assembly doesn't do that extra work.
You might try bookmarking the scripts in the body text and using
cross-references to those bookmarks in the header. There's a gotcha
there, as well, though: when Amicus Assembly replaces the scripts, it
will probably overwrite and destroy the bookmarks (extra work is
required to keep them), and then the cross-references will show error
messages to the effect that the bookmarks don't exist.
I don't think there's really anything you can do except complain to
the company (Gavel & Gown Software) that their product lacks
functionality that you need. Send them the URL cited above, and
request an update.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Here is a sample of the script language that is from Amicus Assembly-document
assembly program-
%[Matter.CustomField("Case Name")]
%[Matter.CustomField("County")] %[Matter.CustomField("Case No.")]
When this information is filled out when setting up the case file, and I
want to generate a document, this script language translates to text and
shows to the proper case name and case number in the document. When I do
this in the body of the document, it works fine, but when i copy this script
language inside the header/footer, it will not/does not show anything but the
script language shown above.
Is there anything I can do? Thank you.
:
I'm sorry, but it still isn't making much sense to me, probably
because we're using the same words with different meanings.
Word has several classes of "fields", with many specific kinds within
each class. These are the ones that seem to have the most probable
connection to what you're doing:
- Plain "fields" are the class of fields created by the Insert > Field
dialog, or by pressing Ctrl+F9, or by a macro that contains an
ActiveDocument.Fields.Add statement. If you look in the Insert >
Fields dialog, you'll see a couple of dozen kinds. Some that might be
used by your document creation program to display information (like
case name and number) are the Quote field, the DocProperty field, the
DocVariable field, and the Reference field. Each kind of field has a
specific purpose, as described in Word's help file, but they can often
be "bent" to other purposes. Most fields of this class operate
perfectly well in headers/footers as easily as in regular body text.
- "Form fields" are for use in a "protected form". The idea here is
that you set up a document containing both static text and changeable
fields; once the document is protected, the static text can't be
selected or edited and only the fields are available. Word prohibits
form fields in headers and footers -- so I suspect this is what you're
trying to use.
- Controls in userforms (custom dialogs) are sometimes called "fields"
although this is something of a misnomer. This isn't related at all to
your problem.
Then there are combinations of fields... If the document generating
program is inserting form fields in the body of the (protected form)
document, you can place a Reference field in the primary
(non-first-page) header to repeat that information. The form field has
a "bookmark name", which you can see in its Properties dialog; the
Reference field needs to refer to that name. See part 2 of
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm for illustrated
instructions.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
On Tue, 3 May 2005 10:05:07 -0700, "inadmissible3"
Yes, I am using a document generating program whereby I have fields inserted
into a blank document that are populated by the information found in a client
file. What i am attempting to do is to have the case name and number as a
header on the second page and every page thereafter. The "script fields"
polulate outside the header, but do not work within a header/footer. Make
sense?
Thank you again.
:
I suspect we're at cross purposes here about the meaning of "script
language". I understood it to mean executable code that does something, like
the VBscript or JavaScript that you can embed in an HTML page. Your later
description indicates that it's text that should appear on a (viewed or
printed) Word document. In that case it has nothing to do with macros or
programming.
If your question is how to get the text to appear on the second and
subsequent pages but not on the first page, the answer is to go to File >
Page Setup, click the Layout tab, and check the box for "Different first
page". In the document, temporarily create a second page by pressing
Ctrl+Enter at the end of page 1 to insert a page break. Open the header
area. If there is text in the First Page Header, remove it. Place the text
in the header on page 2. Close the header area, and delete the page break.
Word will "remember" the header and display it on pages 2 and beyond, when
the document becomes more than one page long.
This procedure is similar to the one described at
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/wordfaqs/Letterhead.htm. The only difference is
which header (First Page or the primary Header) you put the text into.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
inadmissible3 wrote:
The script language from a document assembly program is like a form
field that contains case name, number, etc. so when I want to
generate a document to a particular client, and the document is more
than one page in length, this information is in the header/footer.
I have also posted the original question on the programming group as
well, but if you have any suggestions, I will listen.
Thank you.
:
On Mon, 2 May 2005 17:53:01 -0700, "inadmissible3"
I have inserted some script language from another software program
(Amicus Assembly) into and as a second (and subsequent) page
header, but it doesn't work...
Thank you for your patience.......
inadmissible3
There's no reason to believe that script language from any other
program will work in Word. A Word document's header is nothing at all
like an HTML header except for the name.
You may need to reprogram the script as a VBA macro. What is it
supposed to do? In any case, it would be best to move the discussion
to the programming newsgroup,
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...crosoft.public.word.vba.general&lang=en&cr=US.
inadmissible3 said:Suzanne,
How do I do this StyleRef field?
Thank you.
Suzanne S. Barnhill said:Alternatively, if the desired text appears in the document itself and the
field is formatted with a unique character style (which can be identical to
the Default Paragraph Font), a StyleRef field in the header will pick up the
text as it is replaced.
butJay Freedman said:Ah, the light is starting to dawn...
What I suspect is happening is that Amicus Assembly does a
find-and-replace operation during the generation, looking for things
surrounded by the %[ and ] markers and replacing them with data
according to the quoted name.
The problem is that headers and footers are in a separate area of the
file (Word's technical term is "story") from the main text, and a
find-and-replace operation has to do some special work to find things
in those other stories. (This is explained at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ReplaceAnywhere.htm.) It
seems that Amicus Assembly doesn't do that extra work.
You might try bookmarking the scripts in the body text and using
cross-references to those bookmarks in the header. There's a gotcha
there, as well, though: when Amicus Assembly replaces the scripts, it
will probably overwrite and destroy the bookmarks (extra work is
required to keep them), and then the cross-references will show error
messages to the effect that the bookmarks don't exist.
I don't think there's really anything you can do except complain to
the company (Gavel & Gown Software) that their product lacks
functionality that you need. Send them the URL cited above, and
request an update.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
On Tue, 3 May 2005 12:11:07 -0700, "inadmissible3"
Here is a sample of the script language that is from Amicus Assembly-document
assembly program-
%[Matter.CustomField("Case Name")]
%[Matter.CustomField("County")] %[Matter.CustomField("Case No.")]
When this information is filled out when setting up the case file, and I
want to generate a document, this script language translates to text and
shows to the proper case name and case number in the document. When I do
this in the body of the document, it works fine, but when i copy this script
language inside the header/footer, it will not/does not show anything
thefieldsscript language shown above.
Is there anything I can do? Thank you.
:
I'm sorry, but it still isn't making much sense to me, probably
because we're using the same words with different meanings.
Word has several classes of "fields", with many specific kinds within
each class. These are the ones that seem to have the most probable
connection to what you're doing:
- Plain "fields" are the class of fields created by the Insert > Field
dialog, or by pressing Ctrl+F9, or by a macro that contains an
ActiveDocument.Fields.Add statement. If you look in the Insert >
Fields dialog, you'll see a couple of dozen kinds. Some that might be
used by your document creation program to display information (like
case name and number) are the Quote field, the DocProperty field, the
DocVariable field, and the Reference field. Each kind of field has a
specific purpose, as described in Word's help file, but they can often
be "bent" to other purposes. Most fields of this class operate
perfectly well in headers/footers as easily as in regular body text.
- "Form fields" are for use in a "protected form". The idea here is
that you set up a document containing both static text and changeable
fields; once the document is protected, the static text can't be
selected or edited and only the fields are available. Word prohibits
form fields in headers and footers -- so I suspect this is what you're
trying to use.
- Controls in userforms (custom dialogs) are sometimes called "fields"
although this is something of a misnomer. This isn't related at all to
your problem.
Then there are combinations of fields... If the document generating
program is inserting form fields in the body of the (protected form)
document, you can place a Reference field in the primary
(non-first-page) header to repeat that information. The form field has
a "bookmark name", which you can see in its Properties dialog; the
Reference field needs to refer to that name. See part 2 of
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm for illustrated
instructions.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
On Tue, 3 May 2005 10:05:07 -0700, "inadmissible3"
Yes, I am using a document generating program whereby I have
insertedin ainto a blank document that are populated by the information found
clientnumberfile. What i am attempting to do is to have the case name and
as aheader/footer.header on the second page and every page thereafter. The "script fields"
polulate outside the header, but do not work within a
MakeYoursense?
Thank you again.
:
I suspect we're at cross purposes here about the meaning of "script
language". I understood it to mean executable code that does something, like
the VBscript or JavaScript that you can embed in an HTML page.
later(vieweddescription indicates that it's text that should appear on a
ortoprinted) Word document. In that case it has nothing to do with macros or
programming.
If your question is how to get the text to appear on the second and
subsequent pages but not on the first page, the answer is to go
File >"DifferentPage Setup, click the Layout tab, and check the box for
firstPlacepage". In the document, temporarily create a second page by pressing
Ctrl+Enter at the end of page 1 to insert a page break. Open the header
area. If there is text in the First Page Header, remove it.
the textpagein the header on page 2. Close the header area, and delete the
break.isWord will "remember" the header and display it on pages 2 and beyond, when
the document becomes more than one page long.
This procedure is similar to the one described at
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/wordfaqs/Letterhead.htm. The only difference is
which header (First Page or the primary Header) you put the text into.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
inadmissible3 wrote:
The script language from a document assembly program is like a form
field that contains case name, number, etc. so when I want to
generate a document to a particular client, and the document
moregroupthan one page in length, this information is in the header/footer.
I have also posted the original question on the programming
asnothing atwell, but if you have any suggestions, I will listen.
Thank you.
:
On Mon, 2 May 2005 17:53:01 -0700, "inadmissible3"
I have inserted some script language from another software program
(Amicus Assembly) into and as a second (and subsequent) page
header, but it doesn't work...
Thank you for your patience.......
inadmissible3
There's no reason to believe that script language from any other
program will work in Word. A Word document's header is
allhttp://www.microsoft.com/office/com...crosoft.public.word.vba.general&lang=en&cr=US.like an HTML header except for the name.
You may need to reprogram the script as a VBA macro. What is it
supposed to do? In any case, it would be best to move the discussion
to the programming newsgroup,
Suzanne S. Barnhill said:See Word's Help on the topic "Field codes: StyleRef field."
inadmissible3 said:Suzanne,
How do I do this StyleRef field?
Thank you.
Suzanne S. Barnhill said:Alternatively, if the desired text appears in the document itself and the
field is formatted with a unique character style (which can be identical to
the Default Paragraph Font), a StyleRef field in the header will pick up the
text as it is replaced.
Ah, the light is starting to dawn...
What I suspect is happening is that Amicus Assembly does a
find-and-replace operation during the generation, looking for things
surrounded by the %[ and ] markers and replacing them with data
according to the quoted name.
The problem is that headers and footers are in a separate area of the
file (Word's technical term is "story") from the main text, and a
find-and-replace operation has to do some special work to find things
in those other stories. (This is explained at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ReplaceAnywhere.htm.) It
seems that Amicus Assembly doesn't do that extra work.
You might try bookmarking the scripts in the body text and using
cross-references to those bookmarks in the header. There's a gotcha
there, as well, though: when Amicus Assembly replaces the scripts, it
will probably overwrite and destroy the bookmarks (extra work is
required to keep them), and then the cross-references will show error
messages to the effect that the bookmarks don't exist.
I don't think there's really anything you can do except complain to
the company (Gavel & Gown Software) that their product lacks
functionality that you need. Send them the URL cited above, and
request an update.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
On Tue, 3 May 2005 12:11:07 -0700, "inadmissible3"
Here is a sample of the script language that is from Amicus
Assembly-document
assembly program-
%[Matter.CustomField("Case Name")]
%[Matter.CustomField("County")] %[Matter.CustomField("Case No.")]
When this information is filled out when setting up the case file, and I
want to generate a document, this script language translates to text and
shows to the proper case name and case number in the document. When I do
this in the body of the document, it works fine, but when i copy this
script
language inside the header/footer, it will not/does not show anything but
the
script language shown above.
Is there anything I can do? Thank you.
:
I'm sorry, but it still isn't making much sense to me, probably
because we're using the same words with different meanings.
Word has several classes of "fields", with many specific kinds within
each class. These are the ones that seem to have the most probable
connection to what you're doing:
- Plain "fields" are the class of fields created by the Insert > Field
dialog, or by pressing Ctrl+F9, or by a macro that contains an
ActiveDocument.Fields.Add statement. If you look in the Insert >
Fields dialog, you'll see a couple of dozen kinds. Some that might be
used by your document creation program to display information (like
case name and number) are the Quote field, the DocProperty field, the
DocVariable field, and the Reference field. Each kind of field has a
specific purpose, as described in Word's help file, but they can often
be "bent" to other purposes. Most fields of this class operate
perfectly well in headers/footers as easily as in regular body text.
- "Form fields" are for use in a "protected form". The idea here is
that you set up a document containing both static text and changeable
fields; once the document is protected, the static text can't be
selected or edited and only the fields are available. Word prohibits
form fields in headers and footers -- so I suspect this is what you're
trying to use.
- Controls in userforms (custom dialogs) are sometimes called "fields"
although this is something of a misnomer. This isn't related at all to
your problem.
Then there are combinations of fields... If the document generating
program is inserting form fields in the body of the (protected form)
document, you can place a Reference field in the primary
(non-first-page) header to repeat that information. The form field has
a "bookmark name", which you can see in its Properties dialog; the
Reference field needs to refer to that name. See part 2 of
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm for illustrated
instructions.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
On Tue, 3 May 2005 10:05:07 -0700, "inadmissible3"
Yes, I am using a document generating program whereby I have fields
inserted
into a blank document that are populated by the information found in a
client
file. What i am attempting to do is to have the case name and number
as a
header on the second page and every page thereafter. The "script
fields"
polulate outside the header, but do not work within a header/footer.
Make
sense?
Thank you again.
:
I suspect we're at cross purposes here about the meaning of "script
language". I understood it to mean executable code that does
something, like
the VBscript or JavaScript that you can embed in an HTML page. Your
later
description indicates that it's text that should appear on a (viewed
or
printed) Word document. In that case it has nothing to do with
macros or
programming.
If your question is how to get the text to appear on the second and
subsequent pages but not on the first page, the answer is to go to
File >
Page Setup, click the Layout tab, and check the box for "Different
first
page". In the document, temporarily create a second page by pressing
Ctrl+Enter at the end of page 1 to insert a page break. Open the
header
area. If there is text in the First Page Header, remove it. Place
the text
in the header on page 2. Close the header area, and delete the page
break.
Word will "remember" the header and display it on pages 2 and
beyond, when
the document becomes more than one page long.
This procedure is similar to the one described at
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/wordfaqs/Letterhead.htm. The only
difference is
which header (First Page or the primary Header) you put the text
into.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
inadmissible3 wrote:
The script language from a document assembly program is like a
form
field that contains case name, number, etc. so when I want to
generate a document to a particular client, and the document is
more
than one page in length, this information is in the header/footer.
I have also posted the original question on the programming group
as
well, but if you have any suggestions, I will listen.
Thank you.
:
On Mon, 2 May 2005 17:53:01 -0700, "inadmissible3"
I have inserted some script language from another software
program
(Amicus Assembly) into and as a second (and subsequent) page
header, but it doesn't work...
Thank you for your patience.......
inadmissible3
There's no reason to believe that script language from any other
program will work in Word. A Word document's header is nothing at
all
like an HTML header except for the name.
You may need to reprogram the script as a VBA macro. What is it
supposed to do? In any case, it would be best to move the
discussion
to the programming newsgroup,
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...crosoft.public.word.vba.general&lang=en&cr=US.
inadmissible3 said:Suzanne, I don't understand how to create a new StyleRef field or how to
insert it, name it. Please help.
Thank you.
Suzanne S. Barnhill said:See Word's Help on the topic "Field codes: StyleRef field."
andSuzanne,
How do I do this StyleRef field?
Thank you.
:
Alternatively, if the desired text appears in the document itself
theidenticalfield is formatted with a unique character style (which can be
topick upthe Default Paragraph Font), a StyleRef field in the header will
thefile,text as it is replaced.
Ah, the light is starting to dawn...
What I suspect is happening is that Amicus Assembly does a
find-and-replace operation during the generation, looking for things
surrounded by the %[ and ] markers and replacing them with data
according to the quoted name.
The problem is that headers and footers are in a separate area of the
file (Word's technical term is "story") from the main text, and a
find-and-replace operation has to do some special work to find things
in those other stories. (This is explained at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ReplaceAnywhere.htm.) It
seems that Amicus Assembly doesn't do that extra work.
You might try bookmarking the scripts in the body text and using
cross-references to those bookmarks in the header. There's a gotcha
there, as well, though: when Amicus Assembly replaces the scripts, it
will probably overwrite and destroy the bookmarks (extra work is
required to keep them), and then the cross-references will show error
messages to the effect that the bookmarks don't exist.
I don't think there's really anything you can do except complain to
the company (Gavel & Gown Software) that their product lacks
functionality that you need. Send them the URL cited above, and
request an update.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
On Tue, 3 May 2005 12:11:07 -0700, "inadmissible3"
Here is a sample of the script language that is from Amicus
Assembly-document
assembly program-
%[Matter.CustomField("Case Name")]
%[Matter.CustomField("County")] %[Matter.CustomField("Case No.")]
When this information is filled out when setting up the case
and Itextwant to generate a document, this script language translates to
andWhenshows to the proper case name and case number in the document.
I doanythingthis in the body of the document, it works fine, but when i copy this
script
language inside the header/footer, it will not/does not show
butthe
script language shown above.
Is there anything I can do? Thank you.
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I'm sorry, but it still isn't making much sense to me, probably
because we're using the same words with different meanings.
Word has several classes of "fields", with many specific kinds within
each class. These are the ones that seem to have the most probable
connection to what you're doing:
- Plain "fields" are the class of fields created by the InsertmightField
dialog, or by pressing Ctrl+F9, or by a macro that contains an
ActiveDocument.Fields.Add statement. If you look in the Insert
Fields dialog, you'll see a couple of dozen kinds. Some that
befield,used by your document creation program to display information (like
case name and number) are the Quote field, the DocProperty
thehasDocVariable field, and the Reference field. Each kind of field
acanspecific purpose, as described in Word's help file, but they
oftenallbe "bent" to other purposes. Most fields of this class operate
perfectly well in headers/footers as easily as in regular body text.
- "Form fields" are for use in a "protected form". The idea here is
that you set up a document containing both static text and changeable
fields; once the document is protected, the static text can't be
selected or edited and only the fields are available. Word prohibits
form fields in headers and footers -- so I suspect this is what you're
trying to use.
- Controls in userforms (custom dialogs) are sometimes called "fields"
although this is something of a misnomer. This isn't related at
tofieldyour problem.
Then there are combinations of fields... If the document generating
program is inserting form fields in the body of the (protected form)
document, you can place a Reference field in the primary
(non-first-page) header to repeat that information. The form
hasfounda "bookmark name", which you can see in its Properties dialog; the
Reference field needs to refer to that name. See part 2 of
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm for illustrated
instructions.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
On Tue, 3 May 2005 10:05:07 -0700, "inadmissible3"
Yes, I am using a document generating program whereby I have fields
inserted
into a blank document that are populated by the information
in apage.client
file. What i am attempting to do is to have the case name and number
as a
header on the second page and every page thereafter. The "script
fields"
polulate outside the header, but do not work within a header/footer.
Make
sense?
Thank you again.
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I suspect we're at cross purposes here about the meaning of "script
language". I understood it to mean executable code that does
something, like
the VBscript or JavaScript that you can embed in an HTML
Yoursecondlater
description indicates that it's text that should appear on a (viewed
or
printed) Word document. In that case it has nothing to do with
macros or
programming.
If your question is how to get the text to appear on the
andgosubsequent pages but not on the first page, the answer is to
totheFile >
Page Setup, click the Layout tab, and check the box for "Different
first
page". In the document, temporarily create a second page by pressing
Ctrl+Enter at the end of page 1 to insert a page break. Open the
header
area. If there is text in the First Page Header, remove it. Place
the text
in the header on page 2. Close the header area, and delete
pagedocumentbreak.
Word will "remember" the header and display it on pages 2 and
beyond, when
the document becomes more than one page long.
This procedure is similar to the one described at
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/wordfaqs/Letterhead.htm. The only
difference is
which header (First Page or the primary Header) you put the text
into.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
inadmissible3 wrote:
The script language from a document assembly program is like a
form
field that contains case name, number, etc. so when I want to
generate a document to a particular client, and the
isprogrammingmore
than one page in length, this information is in the header/footer.
I have also posted the original question on the
groupanyas
well, but if you have any suggestions, I will listen.
Thank you.
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On Mon, 2 May 2005 17:53:01 -0700, "inadmissible3"
I have inserted some script language from another software
program
(Amicus Assembly) into and as a second (and subsequent) page
header, but it doesn't work...
Thank you for your patience.......
inadmissible3
There's no reason to believe that script language from
otherisprogram will work in Word. A Word document's header is nothing at
all
like an HTML header except for the name.
You may need to reprogram the script as a VBA macro. What
ithttp://www.microsoft.com/office/com...crosoft.public.word.vba.general&lang=en&cr=US.supposed to do? In any case, it would be best to move the
discussion
to the programming newsgroup,