Selection.NextField and Selection.PreviousField

[ChrisGreaves]

The attached Word2003 document contains a plethora of index fields ({XE}) and I am struggling to understand the use of the Selection.NextField method.
I select a chunk of text:-

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... and then run this little macro (present in the document)

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Sub test()
    Dim fldP As Field
    Set fldP = Selection.PreviousField
    Dim fldN As Field
    Set fldN = Selection.NextField
End Sub

... with a break point after each "Set fld" statement.
I never seem to receive a field. My fldP and fldN are always Nothing.
Is it me, or is it something in the water?

[HansV]

The problem is that XE fields don't behave like ordinary fields. If you insert fields such as DATE, PAGE etc., the code will work.