Merge - {FIELD NAMES} Changes Don't Display O

DocumentID: 650231
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:28:58 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: In a secondary merge file, if field names are used and the customer decides to change the names of the fields, the customer can edit those names by deleting the {FIELD NAMES} section and going back into Shift-F9, M, then redefining the field names. The problem is that the field name display on the lower left of the screen doesn't pick up on the new field names, and continues to give the original field names. If the customer saves the document and retrieves it again, the field names will change. Solutions: The customer can press Home, Home, Up and the field indicator will update with the new names. The answer is implied in the manual on page 876: "When you insert this command, a message appears at the bottom of the screen that lets you know the number of the field where the cursor is currently located. If you use the {FIELD NAMES} command, the name of the field appears instead of the number. Pressing Home, Home, Up Arrow will temporarily remove the message from the screen. However, as long as you have an {END FIELD}, {END RECORD}, or {FIELD NAMES} command in the file, the message will display when the cursor is after the command. If you delete all the {END FIELD}, {END RECORD}, and {FIELD NAMES} commands from the file, then press Home, Home, Up Arrow, the message will not reappear."

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