It is a perfectly valid method for data entry. I've used that method for
years. I usually put a delete control on the right SubForm so a single record
can be deleted. It is important that you have Referential Integrity enforced
so there are no orphaned records.
>I recently created a main form in the style of the customer order form in the
>Northwind database. It has two subforms and I've linked them together so when
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>I just wondered why none of the books seem to suggest this method (or at
>least the ones I've read!). Thanks in advance.

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