No, the detail section is not created if there are no records.
Subforms only show the detail section, so if there are no
records, there is no subform. Anything you want to see
when there are no records, you will have to put on the main form.
(david)
> Why are my subforms empty when query returns no data? Is there a way
> for my text boxes to show up and display 0 (zero) values if the query
> returns no records?