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{If } doesn't work
I am trying to create a date field which inserts the CreateDate or where
applicable the SaveDate. This is to avoid having new docs from templates opening with zeros and 'x's prior to saving, which happens if there's a savedate. I have put this into a field but it will not work. { IF { SAVEDATE } { CREATEDATE } { SAVEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" } {CREATEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" } } Using Office 2007 and Vista. Thanks! |
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{If } doesn't work
Try this:
{ IF { SAVEDATE \# "0" } = 0 "{ CREATEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" }" "{ SAVEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" }" } -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Deejay" wrote: I am trying to create a date field which inserts the CreateDate or where applicable the SaveDate. This is to avoid having new docs from templates opening with zeros and 'x's prior to saving, which happens if there's a savedate. I have put this into a field but it will not work. { IF { SAVEDATE } { CREATEDATE } { SAVEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" } {CREATEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" } } Using Office 2007 and Vista. Thanks! |
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{If } doesn't work
You will need switches(and the slashes the right way round) to make this
work {IF {Savedate \@ "yyyyMMdd"} {Createdate \@ "yyyyMMdd"} "{Savedate \@ "ddMMMMyyyy"}" "{Createdate \@ "ddMMMMyyyy"}"} See http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Deejay wrote: I am trying to create a date field which inserts the CreateDate or where applicable the SaveDate. This is to avoid having new docs from templates opening with zeros and 'x's prior to saving, which happens if there's a savedate. I have put this into a field but it will not work. { IF { SAVEDATE } { CREATEDATE } { SAVEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" } {CREATEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" } } Using Office 2007 and Vista. Thanks! |
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{If } doesn't work
It might work better with the slashes the right way round?
 -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Stefan Blom wrote: Try this: { IF { SAVEDATE \# "0" } = 0 "{ CREATEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" }" "{ SAVEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" }" } I am trying to create a date field which inserts the CreateDate or where applicable the SaveDate. This is to avoid having new docs from templates opening with zeros and 'x's prior to saving, which happens if there's a savedate. I have put this into a field but it will not work. { IF { SAVEDATE } { CREATEDATE } { SAVEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" } {CREATEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" } } Using Office 2007 and Vista. Thanks! |
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{If } doesn't work
Of course! Thanks for noticing.
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... It might work better with the slashes the right way round? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Stefan Blom wrote: Try this: { IF { SAVEDATE \# "0" } = 0 "{ CREATEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" }" "{ SAVEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" }" } I am trying to create a date field which inserts the CreateDate or where applicable the SaveDate. This is to avoid having new docs from templates opening with zeros and 'x's prior to saving, which happens if there's a savedate. I have put this into a field but it will not work. { IF { SAVEDATE } { CREATEDATE } { SAVEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" } {CREATEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" } } Using Office 2007 and Vista. Thanks! |
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{If } doesn't work
Thank you both. Graham's code returns "SAVEDATE" while Stefan's (with the
right switches) returns 'Error! Too many picture switches defined' "Graham Mayor" wrote: You will need switches(and the slashes the right way round) to make this work {IF {Savedate \@ "yyyyMMdd"} {Createdate \@ "yyyyMMdd"} "{Savedate \@ "ddMMMMyyyy"}" "{Createdate \@ "ddMMMMyyyy"}"} See http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Deejay wrote: I am trying to create a date field which inserts the CreateDate or where applicable the SaveDate. This is to avoid having new docs from templates opening with zeros and 'x's prior to saving, which happens if there's a savedate. I have put this into a field but it will not work. { IF { SAVEDATE } { CREATEDATE } { SAVEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" } {CREATEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" } } Using Office 2007 and Vista. Thanks! |
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{If } doesn't work
Thank you both. Graham's code returns "SAVEDATE" while Stefan's (with the
right switches) returns 'Error! Too many picture switches defined' "Graham Mayor" wrote: You will need switches(and the slashes the right way round) to make this work {IF {Savedate \@ "yyyyMMdd"} {Createdate \@ "yyyyMMdd"} "{Savedate \@ "ddMMMMyyyy"}" "{Createdate \@ "ddMMMMyyyy"}"} See http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Deejay wrote: I am trying to create a date field which inserts the CreateDate or where applicable the SaveDate. This is to avoid having new docs from templates opening with zeros and 'x's prior to saving, which happens if there's a savedate. I have put this into a field but it will not work. { IF { SAVEDATE } { CREATEDATE } { SAVEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" } {CREATEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" } } Using Office 2007 and Vista. Thanks! |
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{If } doesn't work
In the code I suggested, did you remember the quotation marks? Did you
put spaces between the first SAVEDATE field and the equal sign? If you still can't get it to work, try using \@ "M" instead of \# "0": { IF { SAVEDATE \@ "M" } = 0 "{ CREATEDATE \@ "ddMMMMyyyy" }" "{ SAVEDATE \@ "ddMMMMyyyy" }" } -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Deejay" wrote in message ... Thank you both. Graham's code returns "SAVEDATE" while Stefan's (with the right switches) returns 'Error! Too many picture switches defined' "Graham Mayor" wrote: You will need switches(and the slashes the right way round) to make this work {IF {Savedate \@ "yyyyMMdd"} {Createdate \@ "yyyyMMdd"} "{Savedate \@ "ddMMMMyyyy"}" "{Createdate \@ "ddMMMMyyyy"}"} See http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Deejay wrote: I am trying to create a date field which inserts the CreateDate or where applicable the SaveDate. This is to avoid having new docs from templates opening with zeros and 'x's prior to saving, which happens if there's a savedate. I have put this into a field but it will not work. { IF { SAVEDATE } { CREATEDATE } { SAVEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" } {CREATEDATE /@ "ddMMMMyyyy" } } Using Office 2007 and Vista. Thanks! |
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