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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

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...

Archive

Archive Collection: SQL Server

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: SQL Server.

Archive

Archive Collection: Fluent Interfaces

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: Fluent Interfaces.

Archive

Archive Collection: Quick Tips

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: Quick Tips.

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: May 29, 2024

Highlights include a new ImageList control, Opacity and TransparencyKey properties, and a new Sample Project demonstrating these added features.

Business

Choosing and Executing a Strategy: A 4-Step Approach

Forget the military analogies. What do strategy, operations, and tactics look like inside a software development company?

Business

Tactics vs. Operations vs. Strategy

Want to build a successful long-term business? Take the time to understand these concepts (and apply them in the right order!).

Week in Review

Week in Review: May 25, 2024

Highlights include a new place to chat about Access, the "Clean Project" feature of MZ-Tools, and the impact of VBScript deprecation on VBA developers.

Commentary

Will OfficeScripts Replace VBA?

As always, reports of VBA's demise are greatly exaggerated.

Announcement

Microsoft Announces End of RegEx Support for VBA

We finally have an official timeline for when Microsoft will be dropping support for VBScript--and what impact that will have on VBA developers.

Hidden Features

Three Reasons to Use Named Arguments in VBA

This relatively unknown (and massively underused) syntax can make your VBA code much more readable in certain situations.

COM

Invisible Instances of Office Applications: Who is to Blame?

These two words can help you determine whether a hanging copy of Word, Excel, Access, or Outlook is a bug in Office...or a problem with your own VBA code.

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: May 20, 2024

Highlights include the long-awaited arrival of MDI forms, OS targeting, an animated GIF project, and the first commercially available project built with twinBASIC.