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# Throwback Thursday: December 5, 2024
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/throwback-thursday-2024-12-05/
- Published: 2024-12-06T00:49:36.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T12:42:51.000Z
- Description: Learn how to enhance TempVars with type safety, IntelliSense, and compile-time checking in today's edition of Throwback Thursday.
- Author: Mike Wolfe
- Tags: Throwback Thursday, #Import 2026-05-20 02:59

*With over a million words scattered across more than 1,300 articles on this blog, you've probably missed a few things here.*

*That’s why each week in "Throwback Thursday," we’ll revisit some standout posts. Expect a blend of my personal favorites, insightful articles from other great minds, and a touch of coding humor to keep things light.*

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## Highlights from NoLongerSet.com

[A Safer Way to Use TempVarsThe TempVars object is an intriguing alternative to traditional global variables, but it has some shortcomings. Here’s one way to work around them.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2022/09/footprints-1142721_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/a-safer-way-to-use-tempvars/)

[TV: The TempVars Class ModuleA TempVars class module that provides visibility, type safety, IntelliSense, and compile-time typo checks.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2022/09/TV-Class.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/tv-class/)

[GenerateTVClass(): Auto-Create a TempVars Class ModuleThe culmination of my TempVars series, this article shows you how to generate a TempVars class module from a local table.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2022/10/elephant-964898_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/generatetvclass/)

## Wisdom from Around the Web

[Access – TempVars | DEVelopers HUTEverything you’ve ever wanted to know about Access TempVars (Temporary Variables). How to create, retrieve and delete TempVars in either VBA or through Macros.![](https://www.devhut.net/favicon.ico)DEVelopers HUTDaniel Pineault![](https://www.devhut.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Access_Macro_SetTempVar.jpg)](https://www.devhut.net/access-tempvars/)

[A Safer Way to Use TempVarsStill in new year holidays and having nothing to do, I’m trying to understand what Mike Wolfe’s trying to achieve in this article: https://nolongerset.com/a-safer-way-to-use-tempvars/ It seems that he adds a tempvar and then in the class, he sets a property to read the value of a tempvar and…![](https://www.access-programmers.co.uk/favicon.ico)Access World Forumsarnelgp![](https://accessprogrammers.b-cdn.net/forums/data/avatars/m/64/64504.jpg?1632813638)](https://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/threads/a-safer-way-to-use-tempvars.329882/)

## Developer Humor

### Code Lifespan

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2024/12/image-3.png)](https://xkcd.com/2730/)

Surely (no one/everyone) will (recognize how flexible and useful this architecture is/spend a huge amount of effort painstakingly preserving and updating this garbage I wrote in 20 minutes)Surely (no one/everyone) will (recognize how flexible and useful this architecture is/spend a huge amount of effort painstakingly preserving and updating this garbage I wrote in 20 minutes)

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