I'm in Design view trying to add new controls to my form.
I double-click the control on the Toolbox and drag it to my form. When I
release it I get a popup dialog box that says "Cannot find project or
library" with Ok button the only option. And it does not add the control.
I can create a *new* form and add controls, no problem.
What do I need to do?
James
Arvin Meyer [MVP] - 30 Jul 2007 17:27 GMT
Your form may have exceeded the 755 controls allowed in its lifetime. More
likely though it is corrupted. Create a new form, copy and paste everything
from the old one. Then delete the old one. I would then do the following :
First, always work on a copy of the database. Working on the original may
make it impossible for a repair service to fix it.
Download a copy of JetComp.exe:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;273956
Try backing up your forms as text with the undocumented SaveAsText
LoadFromText functions:
http://www.datastrat.com/Code/DocDatabase.txt
Also have a look at the Microsoft KB article:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;209137
Then have a look at Tony Toews' Access Corruption FAQ at:
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/corruptmdbs.htm
for some suggestions. Unfortunately, some corruption cannot be fixed - you
may need to create a new database, import what can be salvaged, and recreate
the rest.
Although it's a paid service, Peter Miller does an outstanding job of saving
corrupt databases. Try this URL:
http://www.pksolutions.com

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Jerry Whittle - 30 Jul 2007 17:30 GMT
I'm thinking that the database is corrupt.
At times like this, nothing beats a good backup. In fact make a complete
backup of your database now and put it away for safe keeping.
Tony Toews has an excellent web page on database corruption.
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/corruptmdbs.htm
Allen Brown also has excellent info on corruption.
http://allenbrowne.com/ser-47.html
I have a white paper in a Word document named Fix Corrupt Access Database
towards the bottom this page:
http://www.rogersaccesslibrary.com/OtherLibraries.asp

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Steven Chicago,Illinois - 30 Jul 2007 17:34 GMT
James, Are you able to edit/change/delete any of the current controls you
have on the form?
Have you copied the form to another name and experimented with the other copy?
James Ivey - 31 Jul 2007 13:30 GMT
Thanks for the replies, guys. Turns out the database was corrupt. I made a
new copy from my backup and all is fine.
Thanks again.
James
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