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    mhart is offline Novice
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    Form locked - won't allow new record

    Several memo fields in one record in my database got corrupted, and another record was eliminated. To solve the problem, I created a new database and imported the tables, forms, etc. from the corrupted database into the new one. I've done this several times with no problems, but today, one of the forms will not allow me to edit data (it dings when I try), and I cannot enter a new record (the asterisk is greyed out). What did I do? Can this be fixed or do I need to start from scratch with the form? I can go into the table and edit the fields, and there are no problems with the other forms.



    Marilie

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    What exactly is the RecordSource of the form?

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    mhart is offline Novice
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    The RecordSource is a query of the table.

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    Create a new query and see if it has the same issue.

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    A S MANN is offline Advanced System Analyst
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    See the prpoerty of that form, in data tab Allow Addition might be set to NO, Make it Yes to add new records.
    The the asterisk is greyed out when Allow Addition is No.

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