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Re: Can't save form with buttons

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In article <mgk0s0$sl6$1@dont-email.me>, knobbi38@arcor.de says...
> 
> Am 14.04.2015 um 21:33 schrieb Sam Peeps:
> > I usually add buttons to my forms for record navigaton and form exit.
> > Never any problems, until now. Since a few days, if I add one or more
> > buttons and close the form, I get an error message saying
> >
> > "This form or report contains changes that are incompatible with the
> > current database format. The form or report was not saved.
> >
> > In order to save your changes, you must remove any layouts that have
> > empty cells in them and/or set the HasModule property for the form to
> > No."
> >
> > Setting HasMOdule to No will save the form, but then the buttons are
> > dead.
> >
> > Forms with existing buttons work fine, so it must be a problem with the
> > saving procedure.
> >
> > I have run Office 2013 Setup and done a repair, followed by the usual
> > and time consuming updates. No effect.
> >
> > Can anyone help, please?
> >
> Hi Sam,
> 
> just read the error message. Remove any layouts in designer mode before 
> saving the form or convert the database into a newer database format.
> Forms with layouts containing empty cells are not supported in the older 
> db formats before Access 2007.
> 
> Ulrich

You correctly assume that I use an older format in Access 2013, Ulrich. 
I usually do my databases in Access 2003 format.

I'm probably uncommonly thick, and certainly inexperienced in Access 
tricks. So forgive me for asking: how do I recognise empty cells?
All fields on the form exist in the relevant table, so that can't be 
what is meant by the error message.

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Can't save form with buttons Sam Peeps <reading@home.now> - 2015-04-14 21:33 +0200
  Re: Can't save form with buttons Patrick Finucane <patrickfinucanetx@gmail.com> - 2015-04-14 13:55 -0700
  Re: Can't save form with buttons Ulrich Möller <knobbi38@arcor.de> - 2015-04-14 23:30 +0200
    Re: Can't save form with buttons Sam Peeps <reading@home.now> - 2015-04-14 23:37 +0200
      Re: Can't save form with buttons Ulrich Möller <knobbi38@arcor.de> - 2015-04-15 00:47 +0200
        Re: Can't save form with buttons Sam Peeps <reading@home.now> - 2015-04-15 09:02 +0200

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