Re: Changing Word Dates
From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/12/04
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Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 18:00:54 -0500
If you have the field code displayed and carefully select just the code
itself (omitting the outside braces), you can paste it, but when you have
nested fields, this can be pretty tedious.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Charles Kenyon" <msnewsgroup@remove.no.spam.addbalance.com> wrote in message news:OZZK63NIEHA.2744@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > Since you are going with a userform there is little point in copying the > fields. Mostly they have to be retyped by hand. I believe one of the MVPs > came up with a utility that would translate field codes to plain text but I > don't know who or how. > -- > > Charles Kenyon > > See the MVP FAQ: <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is awesome! > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- > This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies > and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn > from my ignorance and your wisdom. > > "Colonel Blip" <col.blip@nospambigfoot.com> wrote in message > news:Oiuk%23FNIEHA.4052@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > > See comments > > > > "Charles Kenyon" <msnewsgroup@remove.no.spam.addbalance.com> wrote in > > message news:%23I2suUKIEHA.2876@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl > > >> Word date field calculations are complex, as you've discovered. > > > > Indeed. > > > > >> SNIP > > > > >> > > >> People won't be able to give much constructive help, other than the > > >> reference you've already received, unless you actually post your > > >> field contents here so that the fields themselves can be examined. > > > > > > > > Well, I planned to copy and paste the code here but all that shows up is > the > > result of the field calc. Is there a way to show it short of a screen > print > > (which I believe is frowned on here)? > > > > > > > > >> SNIP > > >> > > >> Charles Kenyon > > >> > > >> See the MVP FAQ: <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is awesome! > > >> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- > > >> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies > > >> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn > > >> from my ignorance and your wisdom. > > >> > > >> "Colonel Blip" <col.blip@nospambigfoot.com> wrote in message > > >> news:OzUXaFJIEHA.2808@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > > >>> Thanks, found out about it this morning from another wopr member. > > >>> It (or me) was not quite up to the task. Here is my post there for > > >>> those who might only lurk here. > > >>> > > >>> "Thanks. That was good stuff. Unfortunately either I don't > > >>> understand some of the subtleties or it doesn't quite have what I > > >>> am after. Here is what I want to do: > > >>> > > >>> Date 1 <== I change this every week. When I do Dates 2 & 3 update > > >>> automatically > > >>> Date 2 = Date 1+4 days > > >>> Date 3 = Date 1+7 days > > >>> > > >>> I tried to simply install the field codes for calculating a stepped > > >>> date, but had problems when trying to get it to do what I wanted. > > >>> Also, I always have to remember to update fields so it is just as > > >>> easy for me to forget that as to forget changing the 2 dates. <g> > > >>> :-( > > >>> > > >>> In any event, on changing the stepped date code I tried to change > > >>> the line suggested to reflect the next Wednesday and Sunday after > > >>> the date in Date 1. I could do the Wed. without any problem. > > >>> However, changing the Sunday date worked fine until I changed my > > >>> computer calendar date to reflect next Sunday or any days > > >>> following. Suddenly the date produced jumped to August! Obviously I > > >>> missed something in what I was doing." > > >>> > > >>> "Luc" <luc."sanders2"@NOTREalpandora.be> wrote in message > > >>> news:FNuec.68796$IJ7.4672646@phobos.telenet-ops.be > > >>>>> Nut sure but maybe this link will help, that is if you do not > > >>>>> allready know it. > > >>>>> > > >> > http://www.wopr.com/cgi-bin/w3t/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=wrd&Number=249902 > > >>>>> cheers > > >>>>> Luc > > >>>>> "Colonel Blip" <col.blip@nospambigfoot.com> schreef in bericht > > >>>>> news:uQLUQsHIEHA.2164@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > > >>>>>> I publish a weekly newsletter that has a date of publication at > > >>>>>> the first of the newsletter. I have other sections in the > > >>>>>> newsletter that have different dates that are respectively > > >>>>>> either 4 or 7 days later than the publication. I would like to > > >>>>>> only have to change the 'master' date and have the rest change > > >>>>>> to reflect it is one week later rather than manually changing > > >>>>>> these (which I forget to do too often). Is there a way to do > > >>>>>> this in word without a macro? If not, is there a way with vba > > >>>>>> code? > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> -- > > >>>>>> Colonel Blip > > >>>>>> colonel.blip@nospambigfoot.com > > >>>>>> Remove "nospam" when replying. > > >>>>>> __________________________________ > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> Colonel Blip > > >>> colonel.blip@nospambigfoot.com > > >>> Remove "nospam" when replying. > > >>> __________________________________ > > > > -- > > Colonel Blip > > colonel.blip@nospambigfoot.com > > Remove "nospam" when replying. > > __________________________________ > > > > > > > >
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