ACC2000: Form with AllowAdditions Set to No Allows New Records (208521)

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When the Data Mode argument of the OpenForm action is set, Microsoft Access overrides a number of form property settings. If the Data Mode argument of the OpenForm action is set to Edit, Microsoft Access opens the form using the following property settings:

   AllowEdits: Yes
   AllowDeletions: Yes
   AllowAdditions: Yes
   DataEntry: No
				

Microsoft Access uses the default form property settings if you omit the Data Mode argument in the OpenForm macro action.

This behavior is likely to occur when you have a macro that opens a form, because the Data Mode argument is set to Edit by default.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Open the sample database Northwind.mdb.
2. Open the Customers form in Design view and set the AllowAdditions property to No. Save, and then close the form.
3. Create a new macro with the following action:
   

      Macro Action
      -----------------------
      OpenForm
         Form Name: Customers
         View: Form
         Filter Name:
         Where Condition:
         Data Mode: Edit
         Window Mode: Normal
   						

   NOTE: The Data Mode argument is Edit by default.
4. Save the macro with a unique name, and then run the macro by clicking Run on the Run menu. Note that the Customers form opens but allows you to add new records.
5. Close the Customers form and delete Edit from the Data Mode argument of the OpenForm action. Save and rerun the macro by clicking Run on the Run menu. Note that the Customer form opens but does not allow you to add new records.