Hello,

I am displaying a List using Form and List, and I want certain security roles to be able to add records to that list (without displaying the form to evryone – only certain users). However, I have noticed that if I do not display the Container around my Form and List module, the option to Add a Record (along with the module menu) disappears. It seems as though the "Add a Record" button is part of the container. I want to show the "Add a Record" button without displaying the Container.

Is there a way to add the "Add a Record" button to my custom XSLT file?

The only other workaround I can think of would be to create a very minimal custom Container for this module in particular, but I would rather not do that.

You are right in assuming the add record button is part of the container - it is bound to one of the container actions.
So yes you would need to create a custom container for this module to get the Look you are aiming at.

Cheers

Wes