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    MDB is offline Novice
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    Default form layout when creating new form


    Hi,

    In the Northwind sample database there is a table called Customers. When I have the table hilighted in the navigation pane and selected CREATE then FORM I expect to create a new form with only customer details. But rather the form displayed contains a split form including order details.

    Where is this form coming from? Does access somehow look at the last form created that has this table as a data source? Is this an option that can be turned off? I'm assuming it's possible to have several forms for the same table as a data source?

    Many thanks.
    MDB

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    rpeare is offline VIP
    Windows XP Access 2003
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    If you look at the relationships of the database it goes from

    Customer > Orders > OrderDetails

    I suspect that when you click on FORM it's building a default form based on those relationships. Try getting rid of the relationships from CUSTOMERS to any other tables then recreating it and see if it creates a form by itself.

    The other option is not to click the FORM button but to click the FORM DESIGN button and set up your own form without using the wizard.

Please reply to this thread with any new information or opinions.

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