ACC2000: Form Opened in Form View Is Completely Blank

ID: Q209734


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 open a form in Form view, it is completely blank. The form appears to have neither controls nor text.


CAUSE

This behavior can be caused by several different things, such as:


RESOLUTION

Record Source Doesn't Return Records

If the form is based on a query, run the query to make sure that the query returns records. If the query only returns a bar with the field names, there is a problem with the query that needs to be fixed.

Form Header/Footer Is Too Large

The form header and footer are displayed before the detail section. If the Height property of either one of these sections is larger than the display area of the Form window, the form will be displayed as an empty window. To correct this, check the Height property for both the form header and the form footer in Design view of the form.

The page header and footer do not cause this same behavior.

The Visible Property of the Detail Section Is Set to No

Setting the Visible property of any object to No will hide the object. Verify that the Visible property of the detail section is set to Yes in the property sheet of the form.


MORE INFORMATION

Some other situations that can cause a form's record source to return no data are as follows:


REFERENCES

For more information about blank forms, click Microsoft Access Help on the Help menu, type "troubleshoot forms" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

Additional query words: object has no value prb


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

Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999