unable to enter data on form. help?

[miowka]

I have created a form using a relationship between two tables. This was to be
a data entry form but when I try to enter data nothing happens. The cursor
moves to the first field but typing doesn't result in data appearing on the
screen. I could do with some help

 

[Allen Browne]

It sounds like you have based the form on a non-updatable query.

For a list of why this might be so, see:
Why is my query read-only?
at:
http://allenbrowne.com/ser-61.html

There are other possible explanations, e.g.:
- you set the form's AllowEdits property to No
- you set the form's Recordset Type property to something other than
Dynaset.