can't view detail section of form

[Guest]

I've created a form in design view from fields from a few different linked
tables. When I view or print the form in regular view, the detail section is
blank. It shows fine when I'm in design view. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[Rick Brandt]

I've created a form in design view from fields from a few different
linked tables. When I view or print the form in regular view, the
detail section is blank. It shows fine when I'm in design view. Any
ideas? Thanks.

Your query has no existing records and doesn't allow edits. A totally blank
detail section is what you get from that. Multi-table queries are often not
editable and thus are often not good candidates for use with a form.

 

[Sandra Daigle]

This happens to a form when certain conditions exist:

1) The recordsource query returns no records or is read only.
2) The AllowAdditions property of the form is False
3) The DataEntry property of the form is false.

Here are some articles that describe other reasons why this could occur:

ACC2000: Form Appears Blank When Opened Except for Header
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q209617

ACC2000: Form Opened in Form View Is Completely Blank
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q209734