Link field with form field as data source displays "?????" when you update it in Word 2000

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This article was previously published under Q299003

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SYMPTOMS

When you update a link field that has a form field as a data source, the link field displays five question marks (?????).

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CAUSE

The form field that is the data source is blank.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276367 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/276367/ ) How to obtain the latest Office 2000 service pack

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

This problem was first corrected in the Word 2000 Update: April 25, 2002.

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