Word 2013 introduced two new fields: DisplayBarCode and MergeBarCode with little documentation. I've tried to implement the DisplayBarCode field in my Bar Code Add-In and discovered that when the field is used in earlier versions in many cases it simply displays as blank. Nothing shows on the screen (which is what I would like).
However, in many cases, it throws an "Error. Bookmark not defined." in bold.
I've tried to get around this using a containing IF field but have not been successful. It either shows the error or shows nothing in Word 2013 as well. The one below displays nothing in Word 2013 as well.
{ If "{ DisplayBarCode http://addbalance.com/word/download.htm#BarCodeAddIn QR }" = "Error! Bookmark not defined." "" "{ DisplayBarCode http://addbalance.com/word/download.htm#BarCodeAddIn QR }" }
Any suggestions on the structure of the IF field? Perhaps this field is simply one that cannot successfully be used in an IF field.
Of course, I can avoid this by using another program to generate the bar code and then insert it as an image. This has the advantage of displaying the code in all versions. I'm just curious as to why the IF field is not working.
