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Q66974: WD97: Using the ASK Field with the IF Field in Word

Article: Q66974
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbfield winword word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SUMMARY
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To use the ASK field conditioned upon the value of another field, include the IF
statement inside the ASK field instead of including the ASK statement in the IF
field.

MORE INFORMATION
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Example 1: Entry of "None" for No Spouse
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The following example asks if you are married. If you respond with "Yes," it then
asks for your spouse's name. If you respond with "No", it will then ask you to
type "none." (The \*Firstcap switch is included so the response can be "yes" or
"Yes".)

  {ASK Married "Are you married?" \*Firstcap}
  {ASK SpouseName {IF Married = "Yes" "What is your Spouse's Name?"
  "Type 'none'"}}
  {REF Married}
  {REF SpouseName}

In this example, the second ASK field has an IF statement that determines if the
bookmark "Married" is equal to "Yes." If it is, the IF field has the value
"SpouseName." If not, the field has no value. The ASK field is not updated if it
does not have a valid bookmark name as the first element; therefore, it does not
ask the question.

Example 2: No entry for No Spouse
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The following example asks if you are married. If you respond with "Yes," it then
asks for your spouse's name. If you respond with "No," it will enter No for the
reference to the bookmark of "Married" and no question will be asked about the
spouse. No entry will be made to the bookmark called "SpouseName."

  {set SpouseName ""}
  {ask Married "Are you married?" \* firstcap}
  {ask{if{Married}="Yes" "SpouseName"}"What is your Spouses's name?"}

Additional query words: fill in conditional fillin

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Keywords          : kbdta kbfield winword word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbinfo

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