If the REF field is in the body of the document then it should accurately
reflect the content of the field provided you TAB out of a field that has
the calculate on exit check box checked. It does not have to be the field
you are referencing.
If the REF field is elsewhere in the document then you will need to force an
update with a macro run on exit from the field. You can use the code at
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm for that task.
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Marie FP wrote:
I'm under the gun to get this problem fixed, so I'm reposting my
question from yesterday in case it was missed (the subject was
"Reference field does not update when bookmark is blank").
I've created an online form with a bookmark "Text1" and the REF field
"{ REF Text1 }" so that information entered in particular field
automatically populates to another field in the document. The
bookmark works fine for anything entered in the field, but when text
is completely deleted (blank), the REF field does not update
accordingly. Instead, it retains the text that was last entered.
What can I do so that the REF field updates to a blank field? Thank
you!