Simple Question.. Default New Record in Form

[b_karv]

Simple Question....When loading a Form that is linked to a table how do u default it to a new data entry on form load???

 

[trucktime]

Data Entry

Go to the Form Properties, on the Data Tab, set Data Entry to "yes".
When opening the form it will be ready for entry in a new record.
Good Luck. Trucktime

 

[b_karv]

Thanks mate for that.....Much appreciated!

 

[mohammadagul]

Or if yiou want to see the previus records also then
on the onload event of the form

Docmd.gotorecord,,acNewRec

 

[Ace-training]

had same problem - but it has generated another, ugh!

Hope you don't mind me coming into this conversation - but had the same problem re: wanting new blank form to display but with my existing records in the background to scroll through.

After following mohammadagul advice, it worked!!

But , now - when I select my employee number from my combo box which was previously OK, - I get that usual error message saying that "you cannot add or change a record because .....blah, blah , blah" so why has it decided to go wrong??? Is this problem, unrelated to the original -- where am I going wrong, again!

 

[hilian]

I'm also tryiing to get my form to open to add records. On Form Properties, on the Data Tab, I set Data Entry to "yes". When I open the form it still goes to the FIRST record, and when I use the arrow at the bottom to go to the last record, the add record botton is grayed out. It's as though when I selected "yes" for Data Entry, Acccess interpreted "yes" as "no."

How do I fix this?

Thanks