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Article ID: 289659 - Last Review: April 10, 2007 - Revision: 6.1
Error updating a field when you add a new record to a form
This article was previously published under Q289659
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user
computers.
This
article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) or a Microsoft Office
Access 2007 database (.accdb), and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp). For a Microsoft Access
2000 version of this article, see
207684Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=207684/EN-US/
)
.
For a Microsoft Access 97 version of this article,
see
174005Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=174005/
)
.
When you type data into a new record on a form that is
based on a query or an SQL statement, you receive one of the following error
messages:
-or-
Multiple-step operation generated errors.
Check each status value.
-or-
Start position is before the beginning or
past the end of the rowset. No rows were returned.
When you click
OK, you can continue to edit, and then you can save the record.
This behavior occurs when you try to update a read-only
field in a record by using either the
DefaultValue property or Visual Basic for Applications.
Do not use the
DefaultValue property or Visual Basic for Applications to edit read-only
controls.
When you create a form that is based on a query, any
control that is bound to a query field that contains an expression is
read-only. Because the query expression is not bound to any specific field in
the underlying table, you cannot edit the values in these fields. However, when
you set the
DefaultValue property of such a control, Access tries to write a new value to
that control every time that you add a new record.
Steps to Reproduce the Behavior
- Start Microsoft Access
2002 or Microsoft Office Access 2003, and then open
the sample database Northwind.mdb or the sample project NorthwindCS.adp.
- Open the Orders Subform form in Design view.
- Click in the Extended Price text box. On the View menu, click Properties, and then set the DefaultValue property to 0 (zero).
- Close and save the Orders Subform form.
- Open the Orders form in Form view, and then add a new item
to any order. Note that you receive one of the error messages that are
mentioned in the "Symptoms" section of this article.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Office Access 2007
- Microsoft Office Access 2003
- Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition
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