Find Record in Database Loses Track of the Record Number (177892)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
Microsoft Word 2001 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q177892

SYMPTOMS

In a data document, when you search a data list using the Find feature in the Data Form dialog box until you find a match, and you then do the following:

Search for the next match until there are no more matches found

-and-
In the Data Form dialog box, click to view the next record,

the record number advances, but the field data is not updated to reflect the change.

NOTE: To use the Find feature with a database, click Data Form on the Database toolbar, and click the Find button.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the last match found is the next-to-the-last record in your data list.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, after clicking to view the next record, do either of the following:

Move back one record and then move forward to update the display.

-or-
Click the Next Record button again to update the display.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	10/14/2002
Keywords:	kbbug kbmerge KB177892