3 files changed, 36 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 57de2e1..5a12dca 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 1.3.6
+
+* Handle complex fields that do not have a "separate" fldChar.
+
 # 1.3.5
 
 * Add transforms.run.
diff --git a/lib/docx/body-reader.js b/lib/docx/body-reader.js
index 0bdd2a0..dd76c5c 100644
--- a/lib/docx/body-reader.js
+++ b/lib/docx/body-reader.js
@@ -99,15 +99,19 @@ function BodyReader(options) {
         return elementResultWithMessages({styleId: styleId, name: name}, messages);
     }
     
+    var unknownComplexField = {type: "unknown"};
+    
     function readFldChar(element) {
         var type = element.attributes["w:fldCharType"];
         if (type === "begin") {
+            complexFieldStack.push(unknownComplexField);
             currentInstrText = [];
         } else if (type === "end") {
             complexFieldStack.pop();
         } else if (type === "separate") {
             var href = parseHyperlinkFieldCode(currentInstrText.join(''));
-            var complexField = href === null ? {type: "unknown"} : {type: "hyperlink", href: href};
+            var complexField = href === null ? unknownComplexField : {type: "hyperlink", href: href};
+            complexFieldStack.pop();
             complexFieldStack.push(complexField);
         }
         return emptyResult();
diff --git a/test/docx/body-reader.tests.js b/test/docx/body-reader.tests.js
index 1b9a392..ffcc7d8 100644
--- a/test/docx/body-reader.tests.js
+++ b/test/docx/body-reader.tests.js
@@ -309,6 +309,33 @@ test("complex fields", (function() {
                 isEmptyHyperlinkedRun,
                 isEmptyRun
           ));
+        },
+        
+        "field without separate element is ignored": function() {
+            var hyperlinkRunXml = runOfText("this is a hyperlink");
+            var paragraphXml = new XmlElement("w:p", {}, [
+                beginXml,
+                hyperlinkInstrText,
+                separateXml,
+                beginXml,
+                endXml,
+                hyperlinkRunXml,
+                endXml
+            ]);
+            var paragraph = readXmlElementValue(paragraphXml);
+            
+            assertThat(paragraph.children, contains(
+                isEmptyRun,
+                isEmptyHyperlinkedRun,
+                isEmptyHyperlinkedRun,
+                isEmptyHyperlinkedRun,
+                isHyperlinkedRun({
+                    children: contains(
+                        isText("this is a hyperlink")
+                    )
+                }),
+                isEmptyRun
+            ));
         }
     };
 })());