controls in forms (design view)

[Guest]

I asked a question yesterday, but I think it was not clear enough. I am
creating a form where I'm trying to add controls from the toolbox. However,
every time I create a new control in my form, the control does not show the
list box, it's blank. In the design view it says "unbounded", and I'm not
sure what it means, is there a solution for that. In addition, I also have a
problem creating an specific form. Every time I create this form from the
wizard option, at the end it tells me "wizard has not been able to create
your form". I wonder why this is happening.

Miguel

 

[Steve Schapel]

Miguel,

If a control on a form is unbound, it means it is not linked to a field
in the form's underlying table or query. If you look at the Control
Source property of the control, you will see it is blank.

To add a bound control to the form from the toolbox, follow this technique:
1. Make sure the control wizard is turned off (the button with the
'wand' icon in the toolbox is de-dselected).
2. If you can't see the Field List, Display it (select it from the View
menu, or click its icon on the form design toolbar).
3. Click the button on the toolbox for the type of control you want
(textbox, combobox, etc).
4. Click the field in the Field List that you want this control bound
to, and *drag* from here to drop on the form design.