I can't find my switchboard

[LaVerna]

I created a switchboard form in switchboard manager, but when I closed the
switchboard manager, my switchboard did not show up in my list of forms. Can
anyone help me with this?

 

[Damian S]

Hi LaVerna,

Sounds like you closed the wizard before it had finished. Try running it
again and see how you go.

Damian.

 

[LaVerna]

I closed the database and re-opened and it's still not in my forms list. Yet
when I look in my Switchboard Manager, everything is set up as I had it.

 

[Damian S]

Strange... What about if you try creating a new switchboard by clicking
"New" in the switchboard manager... does this create a new page for you?

How many pages does your database have? Is it possible that the Switchboard
page has been created but you need to scroll across to find it?

Damian.

 

[Van T. Dinh]

This sometimes happens with the Switchboard Manager and once the Table
"SwitchBoard Items" (?) exists, Access assumes the Form "Switchboard Form"
exists and won't create a new one.

If you haven't done much work with the items, simply delete the Table
"Switchboard Items", simply delete this Table and run the Switchboard
Manager again to create the new Form / new Table.

If you have done a bit of work on the items and want to retain these items,
do the following:

* Rename the Table "Switchboard Items" to something else so that the
Switchboard Manager doesn't "see" it.

* Run the Switchboard Manager again and the SM will create the new Form /
new Table.

* Delete the new Table and rename the old Table back to the correct name
"Switchboard Items" (?).

The new Form will pick up the existing items in this case.

 

[LaVerna]

Thank you, Van! That worked.

This sometimes happens with the Switchboard Manager and once the Table
"SwitchBoard Items" (?) exists, Access assumes the Form "Switchboard Form"
exists and won't create a new one.

If you haven't done much work with the items, simply delete the Table
"Switchboard Items", simply delete this Table and run the Switchboard
Manager again to create the new Form / new Table.

If you have done a bit of work on the items and want to retain these items,
do the following:

* Rename the Table "Switchboard Items" to something else so that the
Switchboard Manager doesn't "see" it.

* Run the Switchboard Manager again and the SM will create the new Form /
new Table.

* Delete the new Table and rename the old Table back to the correct name
"Switchboard Items" (?).

The new Form will pick up the existing items in this case.

 

[Van T. Dinh]

You're welcome ... Glad to help ...