Field > Toggle codes > SET / REF giving error

Question

Hi,
I'm looking for a solution to use the same information on Word cover page in next section headers.

Title and Subtile tile fields works prefectly. User can write those on Cover and then the same information is on later headers automatically. But when I try to add to two dates to work in similar way, I'm getting Error. ("Reference Source not found")
(The cover needs to have one date about when the review has been done and another when the report has been written. Neither of these dates are the current date or the document creation date)

Here are the toggle field codes I'm using.

In date Set Field { DATE @ "d/M/yyyy" \*MERGEFORMAT } { SET RapPVM }

In date Ref Field { REF RapPVM @ "d/M/yyyy" \*MERGEFORMAT }

Is it because its not possible to have two different dates? How then go around this?

I'm using mac if that makes any difference.

Thank you!

Answer 1

If the client is supposed to type the date, you need a different implementation of this. ASK or FILLIN fields can be used or you can create a more advanced form. See https://gregmaxey.com/word_tip_pages/repeating_data.html.

Answer 2

The nested field will create the variable, RapPVM. It won't display a result in the document; that is correct. It is supposed to work that way.

To display the date in the document, you must use the REF field. You can use the REF field repeatedly in a document. Any changes made to the original nested field will then be reflected as you update the REF fields.

Answer 3

Thank you so much for the fast response.

But when nesting the code that way, it will empty the whole field when changing back from the toggle code and I have no way to add the wanted date in to the field.

Answer 4

To store the date in the RapPVM variable/bookmark you have to nest the fields:

{ SET RapPVM { DATE @ "d/M/yyyy" \*MERGEFORMAT } }

You can then display the content of RapPVM with:

{ REF RapPVM }

To create each pair of field delimiters, press Ctrl+F9 (or Ctrl+Fn+F9 on some keyboards).

Answer 5

Or is the case that I should use Content controls (like the title and subtitle are) and not the Field function? Adn because on Mac there is no access to the content controls so the case is impossible?