Forms suddenly showing nothing even if populated

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vegarduy

Hi,

I'm making a smal project, and have successfully created a number of
forms.

Suddenly, after making a new form, it started showing up empty when
running it, though it is full of various control in design view.

The forms I've allready successfully made, are still going strong, but
every atempt on making a new one leaves me with the same blank result.

Anyone know what this is?
 
vegarduy said:
Hi,

I'm making a smal project, and have successfully created a number of
forms.

Suddenly, after making a new form, it started showing up empty when
running it, though it is full of various control in design view.

The forms I've allready successfully made, are still going strong, but
every atempt on making a new one leaves me with the same blank result.

Anyone know what this is?
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Common issue for new users. The detail section of a form is completely blank
when both of the following are true...

There are no existing records to display.

The Form and/or its RecordSource do not allow new records to be added.

Usually this is caused by binding the form to a query that has a read-only
result set. As long as that query returns at least one record then the form
will have something to show. If it doesn't then the form is blank.

The times when you have opened a form and seen all of your controls with no data
in them you were at the "New Record" position. With a Read Only RecordSource
that position doesn't exist.
 
This is probably that your form has a record source which contains no data
and you are not allowing additions with this form.
 
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