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Week in Review: February 8, 2025

Highlights include videos on the new modern charts feature, how to show the Windows font dialog, using Nz() outside of Access, and the Command design pattern in VBA.

Bug Alert

Bug Fix: Mousewheel Event Bug

Microsoft releases an official fix for the MouseWheel events bug originally introduced in Access Version 2412.

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: February 6, 2025

We dive into the deep end of debugging VBA in today's edition of Throwback Thursday. We cover the Watch window, including how to avoid some nasty performance side effects.

AUG Video Recap

DBeaver: Database Management Tool with Kevin Bell

How to Visualize and Document Complex Database Relationships Beyond Access (an Access User Group talk with Kevin Bell)

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: February 4, 2025

Highlights include support for creating enterprise-level Windows services in twinBASIC (with working samples) and a tB IDE Add-in for copying VB6 controls to tB.

AUG Video Recap

Using Treeviews with Access with Pete Poppe (Maj P)

How to Handle Large Hierarchical Datasets in Access Using TreeViews (an Access User Group talk with Pete Poppe)

Week in Review

Week in Review: February 1, 2025

Highlights include exploring VBA error handling scenarios, a native VBA dictionary replacement, and the Rubberduck VBA style guide.

AUG Video Recap

Runtime Ribbon Changes with Adrian Bell (NeoPa)

How to Add Custom Buttons to the Access Ribbon Without XML (an Access User Group talk with Adrian Bell)

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: January 30, 2025

In today's edition of Throwback Thursday, we dive into one of my core programming principles: some bugs are better than others (with a "real-life" lesson from Office Space).

Prompt School

Understanding Context Length: 5 Techniques for Maximizing AI Chat Effectiveness

Context length affects every AI chat session, but few developers know how to manage it effectively. Learn these essential strategies to improve your AI-assisted development work.

AUG Video Recap

When to Use SQL Server with Juan Soto

How to Decide Between Access and SQL Server for Your Database Applications (an Access User Group talk with Juan Soto)

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: January 27, 2025

Highlights include a dedicated folder for managing user customizations to the twinBASIC IDE and an update on the status of the Rubberduck v3 project.

AUG Video Recap

Control Tip Text with Greg Regan

Why Built-in Access Tooltips Fall Short (and How to Fix Them) (an Access User Group talk with Greg Regan)

Week in Review

Week in Review: January 25, 2025

Highlights include a new release of Rubberduck VBA, how to create forms wider than the current 22" limit, and using Azure to create a data ingesting pipeline.

AUG Video Recap

Cached ODBC Connections with SSO with Ron McCarry

Secure Your SQL Server Data Without Compromising the User Experience (an Access User Group talk with Ron McCarry)

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: January 23, 2025

We dive into the difference between IIf() and IIf()--that's not a typo--in today's edition of Throwback Thursday.

AUG Video Recap

Drag and Drop: Behind the Scenes with Alessandro Grimaldi

Building Drag-and-Drop Interfaces in Access with Pure VBA (an Access User Group talk with Alessandro Grimaldi)

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: January 21, 2025

Highlights include new localization support (with 10 languages already!), expanded theming capabilities, and a whopping 19 new beta releases.

AUG Video Recap

Developing COM Add-ins with Phillip Stiefel

How to Extend Access's Development Environment with Custom COM Add-ins (an Access User Group talk with Philipp Stiefel)

Week in Review

Week in Review: January 18, 2025

Highlights include a new MouseWheel event bug in Access v2412, an exploration of connection strings in Access, and a deep dive into complex datatypes.

Bug Alert

Bug Alert: MouseWheel Event Broken in Access Version 2412

Info and a workaround on the latest Microsoft Access bug which breaks custom VBA handling of the Form's MouseWheel event.

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: January 16, 2025

We explore the value of learning other programming languages and incorporating elements from them into VBA in today's edition of Throwback Thursday.

AUG Video Recap

Converting ADP to ACCDB with Juan Soto

Converting Legacy ADP Files to Modern Access ACCDB Format (an Access User Group talk with Juan Soto)

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: January 14, 2025

Highlights include official support for tB IDE themes, new UserControl events (PreKeyUp/PreKeyDown), and a big announcement from the XYplorer software team.

AUG Video Recap

Modern Chart Improvements with Maria Barnes

Modernize Your Access Reports with Ten Powerful New Chart Types (an Access User Group talk with Maria Barnes)