Question : Can I unlink DOCVARIABLES without unlinking other fields, or will my DOCVARIABLE values survive if I don't update and unlink

I have created a routine that takes values from a spreadsheet and substitutes these values in a Word document using DOCVARIABLES. The code I am using is as follows and it works perfectly:
     doc.Variables.Add Name:=strVNAme, Value:=fnNZ(xlSheet.Cells(r, c), "")
When this is done I conclude by updating the variables and saving the document with the following code, which also does what I originally intended:
    Selection.WholeStory
    Selection.Fields.Update
    Selection.Fields.Unlink

After all this substitution is done I need to make some additions to the document that will then throw out the pagination and so I need to be able to update the TOC and other references in the document (its a 108 page document).

Is there any way of updating and unlinking only DOCVARIABLE values and not other references? Alternatively, will my DOCVARIABLE values be saved if I don't do the update and unlink? How do you suggest I handle?

Answer : Can I unlink DOCVARIABLES without unlinking other fields, or will my DOCVARIABLE values survive if I don't update and unlink

Try this

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Dim myFld As Field

For Each myFld In ActiveDocument.Fields

    If myFld.Type = 64 Then
   
            myFld.Update
            myFld.Unlink
           
    Next
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This will update and unlink DOCVARIABLE fields

Hope, this is of some help to you

thanks,

GBahri