microsoft.public.word.vba.general

Hi Rick,

If the fields are linked to an external source, you may need to check the 'update automatic links at Open' box under
Tools|Options|General. Also, if you've changed Word versions, note that later versions don't automatically update some of the fields
that earlier versions did. This is for performance reasons.

Cheers
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macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
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"RikGarner" wrote in message news:61F54756-3325-4C5E-8629-05998837B597@microsoft.com...
> I've got an old asp.net app that populates some custom fields on a word
> document it generates. These fields are embeded in the text so that the
> values are inserted into the letter (things like addressee_name etc) and can
> be seen when the document is opened. To do some maintenance we have moved the
> app onto a new (virtual) development server but now the text doesn't get
> updated immediately when the properties are written - yet this does happen on
> our production system. If you Select All and Update Fields (Ctl-A, F9) the
> values appear so the properties are being written OK. Does anyone know what I
> am missing?
> (The original developer has left the company, hence my confusion).
> R