Consecutively Numbering Pages Across a Large Number of Files

[Brian Smith]

I'm trying to consecutively number pages across a large number (~50) of
files that are all in the same folder. I'm trying to use the IncludeText
field tip that Cindy Meister mentions on her website
(http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/NbrFAQ.htm#PgOverDc). I've been
able to link 10 files together correctly but with document #11 I'm getting a
message saying "Fields are nested too deeply." I'm not nesting fields unless
the chain of linked files is considered nesting. Is this the case? I was
hoping this solution would work on any number of files. How do people who
put books together with a large number of chapters (as separate files)
handle consecutive page numbering? Does the IncludeText method actually work
with a large number of files? Is there a better method? I'm using Word 2003
under Windows XP.

Thanks in advance for any help/tips.

Brian

 

[Cindy M.]

Hi Brian,

I'm trying to consecutively number pages across a large number (~50) of
files that are all in the same folder. I'm trying to use the IncludeText
field tip that Cindy Meister mentions on her website
(http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/NbrFAQ.htm#PgOverDc). I've been
able to link 10 files together correctly but with document #11 I'm getting a
message saying "Fields are nested too deeply." I'm not nesting fields unless
the chain of linked files is considered nesting. Is this the case? I was
hoping this solution would work on any number of files. How do people who
put books together with a large number of chapters (as separate files)
handle consecutive page numbering? Does the IncludeText method actually work
with a large number of files? Is there a better method? I'm using Word 2003
under Windows XP.

Yes, Word is probably counting all the fields, right down the line...

You might be able to work around this if you set a REF field to the bookmark of
an IncludeText field, bookmark that, then reference that bookmark in the next
document. Worth a try, anyway...

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Brian Smith]

Hi Brian,

Yes, Word is probably counting all the fields, right down the line...

You might be able to work around this if you set a REF field to the
bookmark of
an IncludeText field, bookmark that, then reference that bookmark in the
next
document. Worth a try, anyway...

Thanks for the advice. It seems to be working so far.

However, I've come across another problem which is really baffling. I have
my page number related code in the headers of the documents. If one of the
documents changes in length the following ones do not automatically update.
I thought going into Print Preview would do the trick but no luck. Even
printing doesn't work and I do have the options "Update Fields" and "Update
Links" (just in case Word considers the IncludeText field as linking)
checked. Only if I go into the headers and highlight the fields and press F9
do I get the results to update. Very annoying. Does the IncludeText field
not automatically update or is there a bug in Word 2003?

Thanks.

Brian

 

[Graham Mayor]

Updating of fields that are not in the text layer of the document can be a
bit fickle. The example macro at http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm
should do the job.

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