WD97: Backslash, Semicolon Dropped from XE Field
Article ID: 158057
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q158057
SYMPTOMS
When you create an index entry ({XE}) field that contains a backslash (\)
followed by a semicolon (;) and then convert the document to Word 6.0,
Word 95, or Rich Text Format (RTF), the backslash and the semicolon are
dropped from the {XE} field. Consequently, when you update your index,
the result is incorrect.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, install the Word 97 converter on the
computer where you have Word 6.0 or 7.0. This allows you to open Word 97
documents in Word 6.0 or 7.0.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for
Windows.
MORE INFORMATION
The backslash in the field indicates to Word that the semicolon is
to appear in the index and that it does not indicate the end of the
material. If the backslash is not present, the text that appears in
the index ends with the semicolon.
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