[Irish Cruiser]

I need to automate my page numbering. I am using separate documents, not a
Master/Sub document format.

I came across a field commnad to automate this based on a hidden page field
bookmarked as LastPage in the previous document as follows:
{ = { PAGE } + { INCLUDETEXT "[document]" LastPage
\* CharFormat \! } }

I have placed this formula in my footer, replacing "document" with the path
for the previous doc, starting with C:/etc and ending in .doc

I keep getting a syntax error. All suggestions gratfully received...

[Stefan Blom]

The INCLUDETEXT field requires double backslashes in paths. For
example:

{ INCLUDETEXT "C:\\my folder\\another folder\\my file.doc" }

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Irish Cruiser" wrote in message
...
I need to automate my page numbering. I am using separate documents,
not a
Master/Sub document format.

I came across a field commnad to automate this based on a hidden
page field
bookmarked as LastPage in the previous document as follows:
{ = { PAGE } + { INCLUDETEXT "[document]" LastPage
\* CharFormat \! } }

I have placed this formula in my footer, replacing "document" with
the path
for the previous doc, starting with C:/etc and ending in .doc

I keep getting a syntax error. All suggestions gratfully
received...

[Irish Cruiser]

HI Stefan

Thanks for your help - its been a long night for me (Irish time).. I am
still getting syntax error My field now reads as follows:
= { PAGE } + { INCLUDETEXT "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Owner\\Desktop\\Jan
9\\1. Executive Summary.doc" LastPage \* MERGEFORMAT


What I am doing wrong??

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

The INCLUDETEXT field requires double backslashes in paths. For
example:

{ INCLUDETEXT "C:\\my folder\\another folder\\my file.doc" }

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Irish Cruiser" wrote in message
...
I need to automate my page numbering. I am using separate documents,
not a
Master/Sub document format.

I came across a field commnad to automate this based on a hidden
page field
bookmarked as LastPage in the previous document as follows:
{ = { PAGE } + { INCLUDETEXT "[document]" LastPage
\* CharFormat \! } }

I have placed this formula in my footer, replacing "document" with
the path
for the previous doc, starting with C:/etc and ending in .doc

I keep getting a syntax error. All suggestions gratfully
received...

[Stefan Blom]

"Irish Cruiser" wrote in message
...
HI Stefan

Thanks for your help - its been a long night for me (Irish time)..
I am
still getting syntax error My field now reads as follows:
= { PAGE } + { INCLUDETEXT "C:\\Documents and
Settings\\Owner\\Desktop\\Jan
9\\1. Executive Summary.doc" LastPage \* MERGEFORMAT

Verify that the path is correct, that the bookmark name is correct,
and that the bookmark actually includes nothing more than a number.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP





What I am doing wrong??

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

The INCLUDETEXT field requires double backslashes in paths. For
example:

{ INCLUDETEXT "C:\\my folder\\another folder\\my file.doc" }

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Irish Cruiser" wrote in message
...
I need to automate my page numbering. I am using separate
documents,
not a
Master/Sub document format.

I came across a field commnad to automate this based on a hidden
page field
bookmarked as LastPage in the previous document as follows:
{ = { PAGE } + { INCLUDETEXT "[document]" LastPage
\* CharFormat \! } }

I have placed this formula in my footer, replacing "document"
with
the path
for the previous doc, starting with C:/etc and ending in .doc

I keep getting a syntax error. All suggestions gratfully
received...

[Graham Mayor]

What does { INCLUDETEXT "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Owner\\Desktop\\Jan
9\\1. Executive Summary.doc" LastPage} produce when inserted? If not a
number this will not work.

In the Executive Summary.Doc insert the following fields

{SET LastPage {Numpages}}

Your calculated field will then only contain the last page number of that
document
so your new calculation should work. The Mergeformat bit isn't required. All
field brackets are entered with CTRL+F9

{= { PAGE } + { INCLUDETEXT "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Owner\\Desktop\\Jan
9\\1. Executive Summary.doc" LastPage}


--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Stefan Blom wrote:
"Irish Cruiser" wrote in message
...
HI Stefan

Thanks for your help - its been a long night for me (Irish time).. I
am still getting syntax error My field now reads as follows:
= { PAGE } + { INCLUDETEXT "C:\\Documents and
Settings\\Owner\\Desktop\\Jan 9\\1. Executive Summary.doc" LastPage
\* MERGEFORMAT

Verify that the path is correct, that the bookmark name is correct,
and that the bookmark actually includes nothing more than a number.




What I am doing wrong??

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

The INCLUDETEXT field requires double backslashes in paths. For
example:

{ INCLUDETEXT "C:\\my folder\\another folder\\my file.doc" }

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Irish Cruiser" wrote in message
...
I need to automate my page numbering. I am using separate
documents, not a Master/Sub document format.

I came across a field commnad to automate this based on a hidden
page field bookmarked as LastPage in the previous document as
follows: { = { PAGE } + { INCLUDETEXT "[document]" LastPage
\* CharFormat \! } }

I have placed this formula in my footer, replacing "document" with
the path for the previous doc, starting with C:/etc and ending in
.doc

I keep getting a syntax error. All suggestions gratfully
received...

[Irish Cruiser]

HI Graham

Welcome to the party..

Sorry to be pedantic, but could you walk me through in baby steps how to
insert a field. I am doing something wrong that I cannot see.

Insert - Field...-FieldCode tab - opens with =
I tried to copy and paste the field code {SET LastPage {Numpages}} after the
=, but Syntax error again

When do I use the Ctrl F9 function? It does not seem to be responding on my
keyboard




"Graham Mayor" wrote:

What does { INCLUDETEXT "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Owner\\Desktop\\Jan
9\\1. Executive Summary.doc" LastPage} produce when inserted? If not a
number this will not work.

In the Executive Summary.Doc insert the following fields

{SET LastPage {Numpages}}

Your calculated field will then only contain the last page number of that
document
so your new calculation should work. The Mergeformat bit isn't required. All
field brackets are entered with CTRL+F9

{= { PAGE } + { INCLUDETEXT "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Owner\\Desktop\\Jan
9\\1. Executive Summary.doc" LastPage}


--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Stefan Blom wrote:
"Irish Cruiser" wrote in message
...
HI Stefan

Thanks for your help - its been a long night for me (Irish time).. I
am still getting syntax error My field now reads as follows:
= { PAGE } + { INCLUDETEXT "C:\\Documents and
Settings\\Owner\\Desktop\\Jan 9\\1. Executive Summary.doc" LastPage
\* MERGEFORMAT

Verify that the path is correct, that the bookmark name is correct,
and that the bookmark actually includes nothing more than a number.




What I am doing wrong??

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

The INCLUDETEXT field requires double backslashes in paths. For
example:

{ INCLUDETEXT "C:\\my folder\\another folder\\my file.doc" }

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Irish Cruiser" wrote in message
...
I need to automate my page numbering. I am using separate
documents, not a Master/Sub document format.

I came across a field commnad to automate this based on a hidden
page field bookmarked as LastPage in the previous document as
follows: { = { PAGE } + { INCLUDETEXT "[document]" LastPage
\* CharFormat \! } }

I have placed this formula in my footer, replacing "document" with
the path for the previous doc, starting with C:/etc and ending in
.doc

I keep getting a syntax error. All suggestions gratfully
received...

[Irish Cruiser]

Hi Steve, all verfieid, still getting

!Syntax Error, {

Sorry, not familiar with fields

Verify that the path is correct, that the bookmark name is correct,
and that the bookmark actually includes nothing more than a number.

[Stefan Blom]

Create a test document and see what, if anything, the INCLUDETEXT
field displays here. Then try adding the other components of the
nested field and see where things go wrong. When you've got everything
working, you can copy the field into the document where it actually
"belongs."

Alternatively, see if Graham's solution works better.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Irish Cruiser" wrote in message
news
Hi Steve, all verfieid, still getting

!Syntax Error, {

Sorry, not familiar with fields

Verify that the path is correct, that the bookmark name is
correct,
and that the bookmark actually includes nothing more than a
number.

[Graham Mayor]

This error means that you have entered the field boundaries {} from the
keyboard and not by using CTRL+F9

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Irish Cruiser wrote:
Hi Steve, all verfieid, still getting

!Syntax Error, {

Sorry, not familiar with fields

Verify that the path is correct, that the bookmark name is correct,
and that the bookmark actually includes nothing more than a number.