twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: October 7, 2025 Highlights include a bombshell unexpected major feature release (full OOP support!!!) and a twinBASIC XAML control-based media player.
Week in Review Week in Review: October 4, 2025 Highlights include how to build an AI chatbot in Access, the proper way to handle file attachments, and a deep dive into issues with Aptos, the default Office font.
Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: October 2, 2025 Today's edition of Throwback Thursday is all about subtlety. The subtle differences between + and &; between . and !; between IsNull() and Is Null; and between IIf and IIf.
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: October 1, 2025 Highlights include the long-awaited release of BETA 874 with Property Pages support, a new Memory debugging panel, and significant performance refactoring under the hood.
Week in Review Week in Review: September 27, 2025 Highlights include an official list of fixes in Access v2507 and v2508, an update on calling Graph API from VBA, and drawing with API functions GetPixel and SetPixel.
Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: September 25, 2025 Today's edition of Throwback Thursday is all about knowing when (and how) to convert a fit-for-purpose procedure into a generic, reusable routine.
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: September 22, 2025 Highlights include a project status update from Wayne and the official release of the 64-bit, twinBASIC-based version XYplorer, an alternative Windows file manager utility.
Week in Review Week in Review: September 20, 2025 Highlights include version control benefits for solo developers, marker lines on modern charts, text file import/export via class interface, and a new built-in RegEx library.
Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: September 18, 2025 In this week's edition of Throwback Thursday, we explore the value of Abbreviation columns in lookup tables, how to automate populating them, and why they improve your apps.
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: September 16, 2025 Highlights include an improvement to VanGoghGaming's Picture Converter sample project and a deep dive into the XAML Controls/WinRT technology it runs on.
Week in Review Week in Review: September 13, 2025 Highlights include new RegExp classes built into Office 2508, version control for sole developers, improved tool tips, and how to freeze columns in Access datasheets.
Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: September 11, 2025 In this epoch edition of Throwback Thursday, we explore several key compatibility considerations between Access and SQL Server.
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: September 9, 2025 Highlights include a release date for tB-based 64-bit XYplorer, documentation added for new App object properties, and the beginnings of an MZ-Tools-style tB IDE add-in.
Week in Review Week in Review: September 6, 2025 Highlights include the impending end-of-life for Access 2016 and 2019, generating AI images within Access, and Win API calls to get screen dimensions and window info.
Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: September 4, 2025 Setting up a new SQL Server instance? Today's edition of Throwback Thursday is a one-stop shop for all your configuration, connection, and automated backup needs.
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: August 31, 2025 Highlights include an extensive list of bug fixes and developer quality-of-life improvements in the long-awaited BETA 871 release.
Week in Review Week in Review: August 30, 2025 Highlights include API code to flash the Access window and taskbar icon, fast copying recordsets to Excel, and news on the latest bugs, fixes, and workarounds.
Bug Alert Bug Alert: Assertion Failed on RegExp Calls in Access 2508 Two separate sightings of the same error on two entirely different machines within hours of each other is likely no coincidence. I hope this doesn't ruin my long weekend...
Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: August 28, 2025 In today's edition of Throwback Thursday, we explore three different ways to determine the type of a variable in VBA.
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: August 25, 2025 Highlights include an intriguing announcement from Wayne Phillips, a Windows Toast Notification demo, and sample TBMAN code for INI file I/O and HTTP support.
Week in Review Week in Review: August 23, 2025 Highlights include how to break on a specific recordset loop iteration, API helper features in VBE_Extras, date filtering tips, and a spotlight on great UI design at Access Forever.
AUG Video Recap Access Add-in Helper with Geoffrey L. Griffith Why Build Access Add-ins Manually When You Can Automate Everything? (an Access User Group talk with Geoffrey L. Griffith)
Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: August 21, 2025 Today's edition of Throwback Thursday uncovers Access's secret superpower: proving whether your custom software project is worth pursuing at all.
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: August 19, 2025 Highlights include experimental command-line compilation, a twinBASIC-infused update to vbWatchdog, and a new twinBASIC show-and-tell thread at VBForums.
Week in Review Week in Review: August 16, 2025 Highlights include the unexpected sunsetting of the built-in Salesforce ODBC driver, integrating AI tools into the Access dev workflow, and a talk on new Access features.