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You don't *need* the quotes around fields, but it certainly makes the
construction easier to follow if you use them as a matter of course.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
The quotes are needed when the TrueText or FalseText is text but not
if it is a field. It doesn't hurt to have the quotes around a field,
and of course you need them if you combine text and a field.


"Robert M. Franz" wrote in message
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Robert M. Franz wrote:
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Check the syntax of the
IF field in your help, this should point you in the right direction.

Something that I should have done: Word 2003 doesn't talk about the
""" anymore, and possibly they were never needed at all.

Sorry for the wrong lead -- see Suzanne's answer!

.bob
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I agree, but the first time I posted an IF field with quotes around a field
used as TrueText, someone chided me for including unnecessary characters.
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"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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You don't *need* the quotes around fields, but it certainly makes the
construction easier to follow if you use them as a matter of course.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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




Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
The quotes are needed when the TrueText or FalseText is text but not
if it is a field. It doesn't hurt to have the quotes around a field,
and of course you need them if you combine text and a field.


"Robert M. Franz" wrote in message
...
Robert M. Franz wrote:
[..]
Check the syntax of the
IF field in your help, this should point you in the right direction.

Something that I should have done: Word 2003 doesn't talk about the
""" anymore, and possibly they were never needed at all.

Sorry for the wrong lead -- see Suzanne's answer!

.bob
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