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# Throwback Thursday: August 14, 2025
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/throwback-thursday-2025-08-14/
- Published: 2025-08-15T03:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T12:46:36.000Z
- Description: In today's edition of Throwback Thursday, we resurface some of Access and VBA's most deeply "hidden" features.
- Author: Mike Wolfe
- Tags: Throwback Thursday, #Import 2026-05-20 02:59

*With over a million words scattered across more than 1,500 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

[Concatenating Strings in VBA: Plus (+) vs. Ampersand (&)Both the ampersand and the plus sign operators can be used to join strings in VBA. Clever developers can use this to their advantage.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2024/01/Last-First-Trick.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/plus-vs-ampersand/)

[Declaring and Initializing Variables in the Same Line in VBAYou can’t declare and initialize a variable in a single code \*statement\* in VBA, but you can do it in a single \*line\* of code with this handy trick.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2022/02/background-906135_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/declare-and-initialize-in-vba/)

[How to Show Hidden Items in the VBA Object BrowserOne possible fix for the “Cannot jump to ‘|’ because it is hidden” error is to show hidden members in the VBA object browser.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2022/04/statue-2393168_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/show-hidden-members/)

[Debugging Private ProceduresAfter more than 14 years as a VBA developer, I recently discovered that you can debug private procedures without temporarily making them public!![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2021/05/monkey-thoughts.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/debugging-private-procedures/)

[Hidden Feature: Drag and Drop Access Objects Between FilesSkip the “Import Access Objects” dialog screens and use your mouse to move Tables, Queries, Forms, Reports, and code modules between Access files.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2021/12/dog-6724085_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/drag-and-drop-access-objects/)

[Inspecting the End of a Long Variable Value in VBAYou know how VBA cuts off the right side of a really long variable when inspecting its value via mouse hover? Did you know you can show the right side instead?![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2022/02/line-4088057_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/ctrl-hover-over-vba-variables/)

## Wisdom from Around the Web

[Hidden features of VBAWhich features of the VBA language are either poorly documented, or simply not often used?![](https://cdn.sstatic.net/Sites/stackoverflow/Img/apple-touch-icon.png?v=c78bd457575a)Stack Overflow![](https://cdn.sstatic.net/Sites/stackoverflow/Img/apple-touch-icon@2.png?v=73d79a89bded)](https://stackoverflow.com/q/1070863/154439)

## Developer Humor

> gotScaredForAMoment <https://t.co/cYSPqOBMcz> [pic.twitter.com/NcVKTuKtcS](https://t.co/NcVKTuKtcS)
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> — Programmer Humor (@PR0GRAMMERHUM0R) [August 11, 2025](https://twitter.com/PR0GRAMMERHUM0R/status/1954694288878477379?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw)

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