UpdateFields Method

Sets a flag to true, so that when the saved document is opened with MS Word, a popup will appear to ask if the fields should be updated.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Sub UpdateFields()

'Usage
 
Dim instance As Document
 
instance.UpdateFields()

public void UpdateFields()

Remarks

This method should be called prior to saving the document. If the fields are in a Table of Content (where the headings were modified/added/removed) which needs to be converted to PDF, this method should also be called prior to converting the document to PDF, to keep the Table of Content up to date.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows, 11, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

Document Class
Document Members