Q122555: WD97: TOC Field Not Updated Properly from Recorded Macro

Article: Q122555
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbmacro kbProgramming kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample kbwordvba kbfield word97
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you use a macro to update a TOC (table of contents) field, Microsoft Word may
not prompt you to choose either Update Page Numbers Only or to Update Entire
Table. Word only updates the page numbers.

CAUSE
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By design, Word defaults to Update Page Numbers Only.

WORKAROUND
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The following sample Visual Basic for Applications macros demonstrate how to
update a table of contents:

     Sub UpdateTOC()
        ' Update the entire first table of contents
        ' in the active document.
        ActiveDocument.TablesOfContents(1).Update
     End Sub

To update only the page numbers of a table of contents, use this macro:

     Sub UpdateTOC()
        ' Update only the page numbers of the first
        ' table of contents in the active document.
        ActiveDocument.TablesOfContents(1).UpdatePageNumbers
     End Sub

MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for
Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: macro toc table page numbers entire

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Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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