Can't edit a Bound Textbox

[Guest]

This is a very basic question. Why can't I edit a textbox that's bound to a
table? AllowEdit is set to Yes, and Enabled = Yes. What am I missing here?

 

[Ken Snell \(MVP\)]

Is the field to which the textbox is bound an autonumber field?

 

[Guest]

what is the form bound to? A table or a query?

If it's a query is it updatable?

 

[Guest]

It's a Text field in a table.

Is the field to which the textbox is bound an autonumber field?

 

[Guest]

It's bound to a field of Text datatype in a Table.

 

[Ken Snell \(MVP\)]

Do you get an error message when you try to edit the data? Do you see a
message on the Status bar when you try to edit the data? Is the control in a
subform? Tell us more details about the form's setup.

 

[Guest]

No error messages or messages in the status bar. The control is not in a sub
form. It is a simple form with a textbox that's bound to a text field in a
table. When I type in the textbox nothing happens at all. It receives
focus, so it's not behaving like it's disabled, however nothing happens when
I press any alpha numeric keys. However the following text appears in the
textbox at all times:
#Name?

 

[Ken Snell \(MVP\)]

Sounds to me as if the field name in the textbox's Control Source is not
actually in the table. What is the string that is in the textbox's Control
Source property? What is the name of the textbox? What are the names of the
fields in the table?