ACC2000: Empty Field List in Report or Form's Design View

ID: Q209195

The information in this article applies to:
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and a Microsoft Access project (.adp).


SYMPTOMS

When you view an unbound form or report (a form or report not based on any table or query) in Design view, an empty field list appears.


CAUSE

A field list will appear automatically if you left the field list open when you closed the form or report that you last designed. If the current form or report is unbound, the field list will be empty.


RESOLUTION

Close the field list. The Field List command on the View menu will become unavailable until the form or report in Design view is bound.


MORE INFORMATION

CAUTION: Following the steps in this example will modify the sample database Northwind.mdb. You may want to back up the Northwind.mdb file and perform these steps on a copy of the database.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Open the sample database Northwind.mdb.


  2. Open the Categories form in Design view.


  3. On the View menu, click Field List. Note that the field list is displayed.


  4. Close the form.


  5. Open a new, unbound form in Design view. Note that an empty field list is displayed.



REFERENCES

For more information about the field list, click Microsoft Access Help on the Help menu, type "field list" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

Additional query words: prb 


Keywords          : kbdta 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999