From: Jerry Whittle on
They are talking about a Switchboard with command buttons. No data or records
to display on the form. Therefore why would you want to bind it to a table?

If you want to see sad, look in the mirror.
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Jerry Whittle, Microsoft Access MVP
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"a a r o n . k e m p f @ g m a i l . c o" wrote:

> you retards really use unbound forms?
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> that's sad
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> On Mar 15, 2:09 pm, "Larry Linson" <boun...(a)localhost.not> wrote:
> > "DJ in Dallas" <DJinDal...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in messagenews:0F3EA1A2-92D1-43EB-87D9-C902AAA18BBD(a)microsoft.com...
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> > >I am trying to create a Switchboard in Access 2010, but when I create the
> > > first entry the number block is blank and it will not let me edit to enter
> > > a
> > > number. I have tried changing the background color to see if that was why
> > > I
> > > couldn't see the number, but that didn't help.
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> > Probably a Really Good Thing (in disguise). The Switchboard Manager is a
> > complex solution to a simple problem, and all the experienced developers of
> > my acquaintance normally use unbound Forms of their own design with Command
> > Buttons... perhaps several Forms. This is not only less-likely to encounter
> > a fatal error than Switchboard Manager, but allows you to add functionality
> > that is best used at the menu or switchboard level.
> >
> > Larry Linson
> > Microsoft Office Access MVP
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