MS Access 2003 Crashes when I Open Form in Design Mode

[David]

I've been using the same database for several years. I've designed all my forms on the fly and never had a problem until recently. Here's what happens. From the switchboard, I run a macro that opens a form so I can add data to the database. If I want to change the form design, I've always been able to click the design button to get into the design grid. Now when I do that, the database crashes. I have no idea why this is happening. I haven't made any drastic design changes in over a year?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Dave :confused:

[zzqxxq]

Here are a couple of suggestions for you. First I would try to compact and repair the database. You sometimes get small glitches and hiccups when you havent done that in a while.....or at all..... you really need to compact and repair on a regular basis - this is located under Tools / Database Utilities.

If that does not solve the problem, open the form from the Database window - not through the switchboard - now try clicking on the Design View and see what happens. If compacting it fixes it, great - if that fails and going to the form from the database window works - somehow your switchboard got corrupted - delete it and create a new one. If neither works - write back and we'll see what else we can come up with

[Bob Debold]

I seem to be having the same problem as described in the original description. I have been able to find an older laptop with XP and Office 2003 that does not crash. I haven't been able to determine the update gap, but will be able to do soon. Everything else is the same, except for the laptop brands and CPU/memory configurations.

The compact DB suggestion doesn't work. is thbis a known problem? I haven't been able to find anything on the MS KB referencing this.

BobD

[djbutton]

I also have the same problem. It only started a few days ago. My database has been going for 5 years without a problem.

I have compacted and repaired, but that doesn't work. Any other clues?