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Re: Can't save form with buttons

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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

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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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