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Cannot add controls to my form

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James Ivey - 30 Jul 2007 16:57 GMT
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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