Throwback Thursday: June 11, 2026
Today's edition of Throwback Thursday is chock-full of tips and tricks for debugging some of the thorniest error messages you will encounter as an Access developer.
With over a million words scattered across more than 1,800 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.
Highlights from NoLongerSet.com
The Form Error Event: How to Handle “Untrappable” Access Errors
The Form Error event comes to the rescue for a category of errors impervious to `On Error Resume Next` and `DoCmd.SetWarnings False`.
Mike Wolfe
Showing User-Friendly Error Messages for Missing Data on Bound Forms in MS Access
Here are two ways to show custom error messages on a bound form using (1) the Form_BeforeUpdate event or (2) the Form_Error event.
Mike Wolfe
Breaking Down Windows Error Codes
Did you know there is a method to the madness behind those crazy-looking VBA error numbers like 0x80070005 or its decimal equivalent -2,147,024,891?
Mike Wolfe
KnowledgeBase Mausoleum
Looking for that long-lost KnowledgeBase article from 2003 but only finding a 404 error? This website brings dead KB articles back to life.
Mike Wolfe
Troubleshooting SQL Server Connection Errors
“SQL Server does not exist or access denied.” One error. Dozens of possible causes. Read on for a bunch of practical troubleshooting tips.
Mike Wolfe
Wisdom from Around the Web
Reserved Error - There is No Message for this Error
This article discusses the unhelpful reserved error messages that you may occasionally see. The meaning is explained for several of these errors together with action you can take to help eliminate these in the future.
Colin Riddington
Access - The Specified Field ... Could Refer To More Than One Table ... | DEVelopers HUT
How to solve the Microsoft Access “The specified field ‘...’ could refer to more than one table listed in the FROM clause of your SQL statement.” error.
Daniel Pineault
Developer Humor
Wisdom of the Ancients
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