access 2003, form view blank

[harleynana]

my system at work has been upgraded to 2003, i have been trying to make a data entry form, have built my tables, created a form, but when i look at the form in form view it's blank, all the fields show when i look at it in design view, i have tried to do this from scratch, 4 times the same thing happens everytime, ?????????

 

[cghoga]

Are you sure the recordsource isn't empty?

 

[harleynana]

okay i put some bogus data in the table, and the form opened, but the reason i want the form is to use it for data entry and it's just sitting there with the bogus data, i want to update the tables by using the form and right now i am just confused! p.s. i am not real familiar with access,

 

[gusbrunston]

[tt]
Hi:

I'm not clear...is the screen totally blank? or are the controls on the form blank?

If the screen is totally blank, or you can't see any of the controls, you might have the visible property of the controls set to "No" or you may have the form pushed up out of sight somehow.

If you want to "edit" records, then DO NOT select "Yes" in the Data Entry property in the property sheet on the Data tab. (In this instance "Data entry" has a very specific conotation.) If you do, you will not see any exiting data and all you'll be able to do is to enter new records. If you choose "No" in that property, then if you allow filters, edits, deletes, and new records, you can use the form for editing exiting records and entering new records.

If I've missed the mark, please excuse me. Keep gnawing away here, and you'll get the answer you need. I'd bet on that.[/tt]



[tt]Gus Brunston - Access2000(DAO)
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[MartyBoy]

Hi
You have the form mode set to Add New in form Properties. Try setting it to Edit mode (on Open) in the form Properties and you should be able to see the fields, even without any data in the tables.