Re: Exit button, but data are not saved ?!

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From: Corine (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/14/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:34:29 -0700

Hi Allen,

I couldn't respond to you sooner, but I am closing the
form and not hiding it. So I will check out this bug then,
and hope it solves the problem. Thanks !

>-----Original Message-----
>Are you closing the form, or just hiding them?
>
>If you just hide them, the data obviously won't save.
>
>If you are closing the form, there is a serious bug in
Access that causes it
>to *silently* discard your entry if there is any reason
the record cannot be
>saved. For details, see:
> Losing data when you close a form
>at:
> http://members.iinet.net.au/~allenbrowne/bug-01.html
>
>--
>Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia.
>Tips for Access users - http://allenbrowne.com/tips.html
>Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org.
>
>"Corine" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:992e01c49743$6133bc40$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> There's a good chance that my question can't be
answered,
>> because there are to many possibilities, but let me try
it
>> anyway...
>>
>> I have created an extensive database with tables and
>> forms. Now, when I fill in the primary start table, and
>> then click on the 'Next Form' button, and fill data in
>> this form, and then click the 'Exit Form' button, my
data
>> are NOT saved. However, no error is given, untill I am
>> exiting Access. Then it tells me that Access has
>> encoutered an error while trying to save a record.
>> What can possibly go wrong ? Any help is appreciated,
>> because I have been trying to solve this for two days
>> now...
>
>
>.
>

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