Announcement ActiveX Disabled by Default in Office LTSC 2024 The slow death of Microsoft's desktop application capabilities marches on as another COM technology struggles against a grim fate.
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.
Announcement Sun, Sand, and Access: The 2024 Developer Conference in Valencia, Spain The key to a great conference is a great host. Stories from my time at the 2023 MVP Summit with Juanjo Luna show he's the perfect man for the job.
Announcement Access NewsCast with Karl Donaubauer: Episode 8 Catch up on the latest news from the Access world in episode 8 of Karl's webcast, with guests Juanjo Luna, Alessandro Grimaldi, and fan favorite, Viktoria.
Announcement Final Lineup Announced for Access DevCon Vienna 2024 The final lineup is in for Access DevCon Vienna 2024. Check out the speakers and all 12 presentation topics. And don't forget to register!
Announcement twinBASIC at Access DevCon Vienna 2024 Join me at Access DevCon Vienna 2024 for my presentation on creating MZ-Tools-style VBIDE addins using twinBASIC.
Announcement Upcoming Presentation: Better Access Charts by Thomas Möller Thomas Möller is back with a much-anticipated follow-up to his earlier presentation on incorporating JavaScript charting frameworks in Microsoft Access.
Announcement Major Release of the Microsoft Access Version Control Add-in Version 4.x of Adam Waller's msaccess-vcs-addin has been officially released today, featuring a ribbon toolbar, SQL formatting, and basic SQL Server schema support.
Announcement Access Day 2024 Come join the Microsoft Access team, several Access MVPs (including me), and other fellow Access developers in Redmond, WA, on March 15, 2024.
Announcement Dropping `#If VBA7 Then` From API Declares Plus, step-by-step instructions for restoring the `#If VBA7 Then` code construct if you still need to support Office 2007 or earlier.
Announcement Upcoming Presentation: Streamline Your Import/Export Spec Workflow with VBA Classes Join me online on Wednesday, December 6, for my presentation "Streamline Your Import/Export Spec Workflow with VBA Classes" to the Access Europe user group.
Announcement Microsoft Announces the Death of VBScript As seems to be their new modus operandi, Microsoft has quietly rolled a hand grenade into the VBA development world with very little fanfare.
Announcement Python in Excel Microsoft just announced a built-in Python worksheet function for Excel. When can we expect similar love for Access?
Announcement Coming Soon: Access Developer Survey MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: NoLongerSet will be launching its inaugural Access Developer Survey soon. I need your help!
Announcement DevHut.Net Goes Dark Much like the legendary Keyser Soze, Daniel Pineault's renowned Microsoft Access website--DevHut.net--suddenly disappeared last week.
Announcement Upcoming Presentation: Form Templates Join me online on Thursday, June 15, for my presentation, "Form Templates in Microsoft Access," to the Denver Area Access User Group.
Announcement UPDATE: Office Apps WILL Run on Windows Server After October 2025 Earlier this year, Microsoft quietly reversed its decision to end support for running Office apps on Windows Server at the end of 2025.
Announcement Edge-Based Browser Control Officially Released It's officially here. The new Edge-based web browser control for Microsoft Access is now Generally Available for Microsoft 365 versions 2304 and later.
Announcement Final Lineup Announced for Access DevCon Vienna 2023 The final lineup is in for Access DevCon Vienna 2023. Check out all 12 presentation topics and speakers. And don't forget to register!
Announcement New Edge Browser Control Now Available in Preview and Beta Versions of Microsoft Access It's finally (almost) here. The new Edge Browser control is finally available for testing in Insider versions of Microsoft 365.
Announcement Richard Rost: Newest Access MVP The Access video king is back on the MVP rolls. Richard Rost earned the MVP award for the third time and his first since 2015.
Announcement Access DevCon Vienna 2023: April 27-28 The annual Access DevCon Vienna conference will be held April 27-28, 2023. Check out this year's lineup and get registered today.
Announcement Prepare for the Upcoming Death of IE11 The grim reaper takes IE11 for good on February 14, 2023. Prepare for the inevitable now to avoid unnecessary Valentine's Day pain.
Announcement Access NewsCast with Karl Donaubauer: Episode 4 Catch up on the latest news and updates from the Access world in episode 4 of Karl's webcast, with guests Colin Riddington, Wayne Phillips, and, of course, Viktoria.
Announcement Timeline for VBA Macros Blocked by Default in Microsoft Office Enterprise customers are next in line to have macros blocked by default in Office files from the web. The policy addresses a real problem, but does it actually help?