Mike Wolfe - No Longer Set (Page 5)

Killing VBA in Outlook: Reduced Functionality is the Whole Point

In the name of security and cross-platform compatibility, Microsoft is intentionally neutering one of its flagship applications.

Commentary

Why You Should Take Client Psychology Into Account as an Access Developer

Should you pay off your mortage early or invest? The answer depends on both math AND psychology. The same is true when working with clients.

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: July 8, 2024

Highlights include a sneak preview of a coming report writer, plus support for accessing the Printers collection by printer name.

Week in Review

Week in Review: July 6, 2024

Highlights include a better way to see your queries, adapting your Access apps to improve gender/sex inclusivity, and a plea to Microsoft to keep VBScript.

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: July 4, 2024

Happy Independence Day, America! (Or as my family in Scotland prefers to greet us on this glorious anniversary, "Happy Treason Day, you ungrateful colonists.")

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: July 3, 2024

Highlights include initial Printer object support, a new PDF Merge utility from fafalone, and an answer to one redditor's burning question.

Week in Review

Week in Review: June 29, 2024

Highlights include data analysis tips and techniques from MVP Luke Chung, a modern VBA-based slider control, and a wrapper class template wizard.

Bug Alert

Bug Fix: Access Version 2406 Fixes the Slow Forms and Crashing Bug From 2405

A bug fix is here for the error introduced with last month's Access update (which has been causing slow form performance and occasional crashing for affected users).

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: June 27, 2024

Today's edition of Throwback Thursday is all about naming things, one of the two hard problems in computer science.

Bug Alert

Generic Text Only Printer Driver Bug

"There isn't enough free memory to update the display." Recent Windows Updates are causing this bug to appear on reports that use the Generic/Text Only Printer Driver.

VBA

How to Get the String Values of an Enum in VBA

Getting the string values for enums in VB.NET is easy using the built-in ToString method. What's the VBA equivalent?

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: June 24, 2024

Highlights include a new multi-line caption-editing dialog, implementation of several missing VB6 control properties, and advanced pointer handling via CType(Of ).

Week in Review

Week in Review: June 22, 2024

Highlights include a new bug causing crashes in Access version 2405, a primer on integrating ImageMagick into Access, and a new VBA IDE on the horizon(?!).

Bug Alert

Bug Alert: Version 2405 Causing Form Performance Problems and Increased Crashing of Access

Our friends at AccessForever.org have all the details on the latest bug affecting the Current Channel of Microsoft Access.

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: June 20, 2024

Today's edition of Throwback Thursday is all about query tuning in Microsoft Access.

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: June 17, 2024

Highlights include a twinBASIC for Applications proof of concept (🤯), a new Tab Order IDE addin, and a Memory List Manager sample project.

Week in Review

Week in Review: June 15, 2024

Highlights include the pros and cons of fixed price and hourly billing, troubleshooting Access applications, and modernizing the Access interface.

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: June 13, 2024

In this inaugural installment of Throwback Thursday, we focus on the intersection of programming, business, and careers (plus some classic XKCD).

Debugging

The Windows Hosts File: A Powerful Debugging Tool for Developers

Unlock the secrets of the Windows hosts file and take your debugging skills to the next level.

Week in Review

Week in Review: June 8, 2024

Highlights include a deep dive into ImEx DataTask specs, processing credit cards in Access via PayPal, 4 pricing techniques, and two new features in the Beta channel.

Scaling Back

Publishing every day is a grind.

Access 101

Access 101: UNION Query

The UNION query: a way to stack multiple SELECT queries into a single resulting data set.

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: June 5, 2024

Highlights include a new experimental Project Explorer IDE panel, a proposal for "Unsafe" block syntax, and tB-compatible sample code for getting the external IP.

Week in Review

Week in Review: June 4, 2024

Highlights include text box hints, tips on selling Access services, using the Graph REST API, and an open-source project to decompile .accde files.

Archive Collection: Nothing

I'm on vacation (shh...don't tell anyone)! I'll be back soon, but until then enjoy today's curated collection of articles from the archive. Today's topic: Nothing...