Syntax Error in computed field

newcomer@flounder.com · #1 09-18-2023, 08:16 PM

Following the instructions that I found, I wanted to get an approximate word count (rounded to 100), so I put in the suggested formula,

Code:

Approximately {=ROUND({NUMWORDS},-2) \# ,0,} words

but when I toggle the field codes, I get

Code:

  Approximately!Syntax Error, {words

I am using Office 365.

Various attempts including the very detailed document on expressions in Word (Word Field Maths V1_5.doc) did not clarify this problem.

So I went back and just replaced the field. I selected the format #,##0, as a number, and got

Code:

NUMWORDS  \# "#,##0" \* Arabic  \* MERGEFORMAT

and got

Code:

Approximately 3107 words

instead of the expected

Code:

Approximately 3,107 words

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