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Q167370: WD97: Word Stops Responding Opening MacWord 5.x File

Article: Q167370
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbfield
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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SYMPTOMS
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Microsoft Word 97 stops responding (hangs) when you open a Word for the
Macintosh, version 5.x, file that contains an If, Ask, or Set field.

The following message appears in the status bar at the bottom of the Word
Window:

  Reading Word for the Macintosh file

This is followed by a progress meter, which indicates that the conversion is
90-percent complete.

RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem, install Microsoft Word 97 Service Release 1 (SR- 1).

To work around this problem, open the file in Word for the Macintosh, remove the
If, Ask, or Set field, save, and close the document. Reopen the file in Word 97
and re-create the If, Ask, or Set field.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows.
This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 97 SR-1. This problem has been
corrected for Word 98 for Macintosh.

For additional information about SR-1, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q172475 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-1

MORE INFORMATION
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The problem occurs when you have a field nested inside an IF field. An example
of a nested field would be:

  <<IF quantity => 50>> you will have more than
  <<quantity>> <<endif>>

This problem also occurs if you have a nested ASK or SET field.

REFERENCES
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For more information about converting from other formats, click the Office
Assistant, type "converting from other formats" (without the quotation marks),
click Search, and then click "Customize Word to work with converted documents."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

"User's Guide," version 5.1, Chapter 33, "Print Merge Basics," pages 601- 607.

For more information about conditional mail merges, please see the following
articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q29193 WD: Print Merge Only Certain Records from a Data Document

  Q165635 WD: Conditional MERGEFIELD Lost When Converted to MacWord

Additional query words: sr1 release1 8.0 8.00 mailmerge printmerge mail merge print

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbfield 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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