'This page left blank' field does not work on Roman numbers etc.

[Craig Flores]

'This page left blank' field does not work on Roman numbers or (worse) numbers that include the chapter, e.g.: 2.100 or 2-100, meaning chapter two p. 100. I saw that this board discusses the field mentioned on mvp (http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/InsEvnPgEndChap.htm)--my need for it is to automatically create a blank page at the end of the section when the section needs one so that it can contain an even number of pages). The solution mentioned works great only with a classic numbering scheme (e.g. p. 1, p. 3)

Can any one point me to a VBA or field solution that works with Roman numerals or with numbers that include the chapter (p. 2-100)? I've tried to figure out a fix but I'm pulling teeth... Thanks!

 

[Dayo Mitchell]

Not my province, really, and I haven't tested this, but I think you should
be able to enable what you want with a switch after the PAGE field telling
it to be in Roman numbers.
Quoting this page:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Numbering/PageNumbering.htm

"To control the numeric format of the number, add a ³switch² by continuing
to type until your field code looks like one of the following:
{ PAGE \* Arabic }
{ PAGE \* alphabetic }
{ PAGE \* ALPHABETIC }
{ PAGE \* roman }
{ PAGE \* ROMAN }"

Don't know about chapter numbers--try examining the field codes for existing
chapter numbers and making sure it is replicated in the field that the page
you first cited says to use. Just some slight adaptation required.

DM

 

[Word Heretic]

G'day Craig Flores <[email protected]>,

A VBa solution is relatively easy. You place som sort of hard marker
in the document like ##BLANKPAGE##

At publish time, you update all fields, then find each hard marker,
calculate what the Selection.Information() bits tell you and insert as
required. Use the adjusted page number.


Steve Hudson - Word Heretic
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[craig]

Thanks Dayo and Word--the given solution should work grat for Roman numbers. Not sure about chapter numbers. If no, I'll try Word's macro, perhaps creating a custom field at the end of each section (I don't want white space to be increased, as could happen with a 'hard' marker'...Thanks!