Microsoft KB Archive/209195

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

Article ID: 209195

Article Last Modified on 6/29/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q209195



Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to 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: If you follow the steps in this example, you modify the sample database Northwind.mdb. You may want to back up the Northwind.mdb file and follow 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.

