yep - if you have zero create() methods for your EntityBean, it effectively just means that you can only do Reads, Updates, and Deletes, but you can't insert new rows into your database.
cheers,
Dave.
Dave Clark<br />Senior WebSphere Architect<br /><a href="http://www.versant.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Versant Open Access - JDO2 & EJB3</a>