A number in a Word property is not transferred to WSS

We have a Word document with different properties.

When we save a document in WSS - the alfanummeric ("text") properties
(i.e. "F16" or "Report") are automatically transferred to a coloum
with the same name in WSS.

However if we create another property with the format number (i.e.
121212) nothing is shown within WSS (The coloum format is "number" in
WSS as is the Word property format).

Do you have any ideas?

Cheers
Karsten Poulsen, FlowIT

Mike
Mon Jan 05 08:59:38 CST 2004

I'm fairly sure I added this to the WSS FAQ.

There is one set of Properties that are not transfered. These are the
Properties on the Summary Page.

These WSS properties then get the name Title0 etc.

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So much for the theory. I've just looked and can't find a field called
"Format Number" or "Number" on the Summary Page :)

Are you sure you spelt the field exactly the same ? If you did then the
theory about only the fields on the Summary Page not being transfered across
is wrong.

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
WSS FAQ at wss.collutions.com
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<klp98@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> We have a Word document with different properties.
>
> When we save a document in WSS - the alfanummeric ("text") properties
> (i.e. "F16" or "Report") are automatically transferred to a coloum
> with the same name in WSS.
>
> However if we create another property with the format number (i.e.
> 121212) nothing is shown within WSS (The coloum format is "number" in
> WSS as is the Word property format).
>
> Do you have any ideas?
>
> Cheers
> Karsten Poulsen, FlowIT

Mike
Mon Jan 05 09:05:46 CST 2004

> So much for the theory. I've just looked and can't find a field called
> "Format Number" or "Number" on the Summary Page :)

Nor can I find such a field in Properties / Custom - only "Document number"
and "Telephone number"

Mike Walsh

"Mike Walsh [MVP]" <englantilainen@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%23O0sHy50DHA.560@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I'm fairly sure I added this to the WSS FAQ.
>
> There is one set of Properties that are not transfered. These are the
> Properties on the Summary Page.
>
> These WSS properties then get the name Title0 etc.
>
> -----------------
>
> So much for the theory. I've just looked and can't find a field called
> "Format Number" or "Number" on the Summary Page :)
>
> Are you sure you spelt the field exactly the same ? If you did then the
> theory about only the fields on the Summary Page not being transfered
across
> is wrong.
>
> Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
> WSS FAQ at wss.collutions.com
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
> <klp98@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:2b113d65.0401050645.2c572926@posting.google.com...
> > We have a Word document with different properties.
> >
> > When we save a document in WSS - the alfanummeric ("text") properties
> > (i.e. "F16" or "Report") are automatically transferred to a coloum
> > with the same name in WSS.
> >
> > However if we create another property with the format number (i.e.
> > 121212) nothing is shown within WSS (The coloum format is "number" in
> > WSS as is the Word property format).
> >
> > Do you have any ideas?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Karsten Poulsen, FlowIT
>
>

Karsten
Mon Jan 05 09:40:49 CST 2004


> "Mike Walsh [MVP]" <englantilainen@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:%23O0sHy50DHA.560@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > I'm fairly sure I added this to the WSS FAQ.
> >
> > There is one set of Properties that are not transfered. These are the
> > Properties on the Summary Page.
> >
> > These WSS properties then get the name Title0 etc.
> >
> > So much for the theory. I've just looked and can't find a field called
> > "Format Number" or "Number" on the Summary Page :)
> >
> > Are you sure you spelt the field exactly the same ? If you did then the
> > theory about only the fields on the Summary Page not being transfered
> across
> > is wrong.
> >

Mike, thanks for your quick reply.

I've searched the WSS FAQ and the news group several times - but
unfortunately unsuccessfull.

We have transferred our own defined properties from Word to WSS - but only
Text fields - not number fields. (However, they are unfortunately not
syncronized. But thats the next issue ;-) )

How we define a property in Word and transfer it to WSS and make it work:
1. We've created a test_bookmark field (a bookmark) in a Word document.
2. In Word/Properties/Custom we create a new custom property called test and
"link to content" test_bookmark. The Type of the field is "Text"
3. In WSS a column called "Test" with "Single line of text" content
4. Voila - the content of the field "test_bookmark" in the Word document is
transferred when you add a Word document to the document library in WSS.

However, if you do the same but with the Type "number" in Word and the
column format "number" in WSS, then the value is not shown.

Any ideas about where we could solve this problem?

Mike
Mon Jan 05 10:22:44 CST 2004

Can you tell me where I can find the property "Number" in Word 2003 ? I
can't see it. (very possibly because I am looking in the wrong place - I use
Word to create documents and that is that)

You are using the English language version not the Danish ?

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland

"Karsten Poulsen" <klp98@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> > "Mike Walsh [MVP]" <englantilainen@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:%23O0sHy50DHA.560@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > I'm fairly sure I added this to the WSS FAQ.
> > >
> > > There is one set of Properties that are not transfered. These are the
> > > Properties on the Summary Page.
> > >
> > > These WSS properties then get the name Title0 etc.
> > >
> > > So much for the theory. I've just looked and can't find a field called
> > > "Format Number" or "Number" on the Summary Page :)
> > >
> > > Are you sure you spelt the field exactly the same ? If you did then
the
> > > theory about only the fields on the Summary Page not being transfered
> > across
> > > is wrong.
> > >
>
> Mike, thanks for your quick reply.
>
> I've searched the WSS FAQ and the news group several times - but
> unfortunately unsuccessfull.
>
> We have transferred our own defined properties from Word to WSS - but only
> Text fields - not number fields. (However, they are unfortunately not
> syncronized. But thats the next issue ;-) )
>
> How we define a property in Word and transfer it to WSS and make it work:
> 1. We've created a test_bookmark field (a bookmark) in a Word document.
> 2. In Word/Properties/Custom we create a new custom property called test
and
> "link to content" test_bookmark. The Type of the field is "Text"
> 3. In WSS a column called "Test" with "Single line of text" content
> 4. Voila - the content of the field "test_bookmark" in the Word document
is
> transferred when you add a Word document to the document library in WSS.
>
> However, if you do the same but with the Type "number" in Word and the
> column format "number" in WSS, then the value is not shown.
>
> Any ideas about where we could solve this problem?
>
>

Karsten
Mon Jan 05 10:48:00 CST 2004

> Can you tell me where I can find the property "Number" in Word 2003 ? I
> can't see it. (very possibly because I am looking in the wrong place - I
use Word to create documents and that is that)

We create a new custom property with the type "number" at
Word/Properties/Custom and link this property to a field in the Word
document. (Now it would be great to be able to add a screen dump).

> You are using the English language version not the Danish ?

We use English version.

Mike
Tue Jan 06 02:57:15 CST 2004

> We create a new custom property

This could well be your answer. It might well be that only standard Word
properties (with the exceptions mentioned earlier) can be automatically
transfered from WSS.

It would be good if somebody with more Word knowedge than me could come in
and reject or agree with this theory.

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland

"Karsten Poulsen" <klp98@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ujEaJu60DHA.1660@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Can you tell me where I can find the property "Number" in Word 2003 ? I
> > can't see it. (very possibly because I am looking in the wrong place - I
> use Word to create documents and that is that)
>
> We create a new custom property with the type "number" at
> Word/Properties/Custom and link this property to a field in the Word
> document. (Now it would be great to be able to add a screen dump).
>
> > You are using the English language version not the Danish ?
>
> We use English version.
>
>