Handle complex fields that do not have a "separate" fldChar.

3 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7cef3b0..4d24c57 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 1.3.5
+
+* Handle complex fields that do not have a "separate" fldChar.
+
 # 1.3.4
 
 * Add transforms.run.
diff --git a/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py b/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py
index e8ddb01..b8d94cf 100644
--- a/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py
+++ b/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ def _create_reader(numbering, content_types, relationships, styles, docx_file, f
     def read_fld_char(element):
         fld_char_type = element.attributes.get("w:fldCharType")
         if fld_char_type == "begin":
+            complex_field_stack.append(complex_fields.unknown)
             del current_instr_text[:]
         elif fld_char_type == "end":
             complex_field_stack.pop()
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ def _create_reader(numbering, content_types, relationships, styles, docx_file, f
                 complex_field = complex_fields.unknown
             else:
                 complex_field = complex_fields.hyperlink(hyperlink_href)
+            complex_field_stack.pop()
             complex_field_stack.append(complex_field)
         return _empty_result
     
diff --git a/tests/docx/body_xml_tests.py b/tests/docx/body_xml_tests.py
index 5964acd..d112349 100644
--- a/tests/docx/body_xml_tests.py
+++ b/tests/docx/body_xml_tests.py
@@ -412,6 +412,30 @@ class ComplexFieldTests(object):
             self._is_empty_hyperlinked_run,
             is_empty_run,
         )))
+    
+    @istest
+    def field_without_separate_fld_char_is_ignored(self):
+        element = xml_element("w:p", {}, [
+            self._BEGIN_COMPLEX_FIELD,
+            self._HYPERLINK_INSTRTEXT,
+            self._SEPARATE_COMPLEX_FIELD,
+            self._BEGIN_COMPLEX_FIELD,
+            self._END_COMPLEX_FIELD,
+            _run_element_with_text("this is a hyperlink"),
+            self._END_COMPLEX_FIELD,
+        ])
+        paragraph = _read_and_get_document_xml_element(element)
+
+        assert_that(paragraph, is_paragraph(children=is_sequence(
+            is_empty_run,
+            self._is_empty_hyperlinked_run,
+            self._is_empty_hyperlinked_run,
+            self._is_empty_hyperlinked_run,
+            self._is_hyperlinked_run(children=is_sequence(
+                is_text("this is a hyperlink"),
+            )),
+            is_empty_run,
+        )))
 
 
 @istest