Where are created forms stored?

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I have taken over a database from someone else and need to edit some of
the report pages before printed. I have opened the database in
exclusive and tried to find the ones needing to be changed and they are
not under the forms, reports or pages. The only option I have is to
create a new form. I know they are there, but where???

Thanks,
 
I have taken over a database from someone else and need to edit some of
the report pages before printed. I have opened the database in
exclusive and tried to find the ones needing to be changed and they are
not under the forms, reports or pages. The only option I have is to
create a new form. I know they are there, but where???

Thanks,
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Your subject lines talks about Forms.
You message body talks about Reports, and then about creating a new
Form.
Which is it?

Forms are shown in the Forms object list on the main database folder.
Reports are shown in the Report object list on the same main folder.
If the form or report is not shown, then perhaps someone has hidden
it.
Click on Tools + Options + View
Place a check mark in the Show Hidden Objects box.
Now look at the database folder.
Don't forget to hide them again when done by removing that check mark.
 
If you have an mde file, they are not there to be seen and you can't change
anything in an mde anyway.
If it is an mdb, then the orginal developer may have hidden them.
Click on Tools, Options, and on the View tab, check the Hidden Objects check
box.
 
jackel;2716807 said:
I have taken over a database from someone else and need to edit some of
the report pages before printed. I have opened the database in
exclusive and tried to find the ones needing to be changed and they are
not under the forms, reports or pages. The only option I have is to
create a new form. I know they are there, but where???

Thanks,
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All I need to do is edit the header of the sheet that prints when the
report is printed. I will try the view and see if I can find them. How
would I know if the database was converted the an MDE?
 
All I need to do is edit the header of the sheet that prints when the
report is printed. I will try the view and see if I can find them. How
would I know if the database was converted the an MDE?
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Look at the extension after the database name.

MyDatabase.mde
is an mde database. You cannot make any changes to reports, forms,
etc.
When you run the database and click on Forms or Reports, the New and
Design choices are grayed out. To modify any of these objects, or
create new ones, you need to have the original .mdb to make the
changes in. Then create a new .mde from the .mdb and replace the
existing .mde with the new one.

MyDatabase.mdb
is a regular database. You can make changes to forms and reports.
The words New and Design are NOT grayed out.
However, it's possible that the forms and reports have been hidden.
See my reply to your original question.
 
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