> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://nolongerset.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Week in Review: October 8, 2022 - URL: https://nolongerset.com/week-in-review-2022-10-08/ - Published: 2022-10-09T01:28:21.000Z - Updated: 2026-05-08T12:54:21.000Z - Description: Highlights include using Base64 encoding to embed images in Thunderbird, seven(!) IslaDogs articles, and episode 4 of Karl Donaubauer's Access NewsCast. - Author: Mike Wolfe - Tags: Week in Review, #Import 2026-05-20 02:59 ## Just Published This section includes videos, articles, and interesting discussions from the past 7 days. #### Articles - *[Draw Shortcut Keys in Access](https://msaccessgurus.com/VBA/Draw%5FShortcuts.htm)*, by Crystal Long - [*Karl Donaubauer – Access News – 4th Edition*](https://www.devhut.net/karl-donaubauer-access-news-4th-edition/), by Daniel Pineault - [*VBA – Thunderbird Automation With Embedded Images*](https://www.devhut.net/vba-thunderbird-automation-with-embedded-images/), by Daniel Pineault - [*Check Internet Connection Using Code*](https://isladogs.co.uk/internet-connection-test/index.html), by Colin Riddington (*aka, [IslaDogs](https://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/members/isladogs.143597/)*) - [*List Environ Variables*](https://isladogs.co.uk/list-environ/index.html), by Colin Riddington - [*Access News & Events*](https://isladogs.co.uk/news-events/index.html), by Colin Riddington - [*Change Resolution Using Code*](https://isladogs.co.uk/change-resolution/index.html), by Colin Riddington - [*Get Network Path*](https://isladogs.co.uk/get-network-path/index.html), by Colin Riddington - [*List All Installed Apps*](https://isladogs.co.uk/installed-apps/index.html), by Colin Riddington - [*Disable Design View In ACCDB Files*](https://isladogs.co.uk/design-view/index.html), by Colin Riddington - *[No Business Can Serve Two Masters, but Your Business Data Can](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/business-can-serve-two-masters-your-data-maria-barnes/)*, by Maria Barnes - *[A GUID-Based Temporary File Name Generator](https://nolongerset.com/getguidbasedtemppath/)*, by Mike Wolfe - *[3 Ways to Generate Temporary File Names in VBA](https://nolongerset.com/gettempfullpath/)*, by Mike Wolfe - *[SetPredeclaredId(): Change the Hidden PredeclaredId Attribute of a VBA Class Module](https://nolongerset.com/setpredeclaredid/)*, by Mike Wolfe - *[BUG ALERT: CurrentDb and DAO.OpenDatabase](https://nolongerset.com/bug-alert-currentdb/)*, by Mike Wolfe - *[Access NewsCast with Karl Donaubauer: Episode 4](https://nolongerset.com/access-news-episode-4/)*, by Mike Wolfe #### Videos‌ - **Karl Donaubauer** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9mBp9F%5FTX252IDs%5FxNWb7w)) - [Access News: Episode 4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMOHBSudo-U&t=141s) (24:31): *News about Microsoft Access* - **Richard Rost** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/599CD)) - [First Day of the Year](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIzrZTJKh9Q) (10:00): *How to Find the First and Last Days of This Year, Next Year, Previous Year in Microsoft Access* - [Online Images](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6SDConE1KM) (22:58): *Display Online Images & Web Pages in Your Microsoft Access Database Using the Web Browser Control* - **Daniel Pineault** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9lSC6AT4d0qour-aIbMjFQ)) - [VBA - Self-Healing Object Variables](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSe-tkz12Xw) (30:50) - [VBA-Thunderbird Automation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7sd89nMzz0) (15:06): *Embedding Images In The Message Body* - [Windows Explorer Right-Click Context Menu Creator](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTjRSU6mXe0) (19:06): *Detailed overview of my Windows Right-Click Context Menu Creator and a demonstration of how it can be used for any Microsoft Office application (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, ...)* --- ## New to Me This section includes content I discovered this week that has been around for awhile. - *[The Slow March of Progress in Programming Language Tooling](https://earthly.dev/blog/programming-language-improvements/)*, by Adam Gordon Bell (interesting lessons for the nascent twinBASIC project...) - *[What Makes a Senior Engineer? Writing Software vs Building Systems](https://www.notion.so/What-Makes-a-Senior-Engineer-Writing-Software-vs-Building-Systems-33cfed68c5ca44bdabde5ddee75c0e7e)*, by Miłosz Piechocki --- ‌ ## Upcoming Access User Group Events NOTE: Only English-language user group meetings with scheduled guest speakers or topics are listed. For a complete list of upcoming events, visit the [Access User Group event calendar](https://accessusergroups.org/calendar/). - [October 25, 2022](https://accessusergroups.org/lunch/event/access-lunchtime-4-2022-10-25/): **Duane Hookom** \- Embedding a Table of Contents into a Report - [November 2, 2022](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2022-11-02/): **George Hepworth** \- Power Apps for Access Developers - [November 3, 2022](https://accessusergroups.org/pacific/event/257-2022-11-03/): **Ned Pajic** \- Hosting Access Applications "in the cloud" - [December 7, 2022](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2022-12-07/): **Colin Riddington** \- Annotating Google Maps in Access - [January 4, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2023-01-04/): **Peter Bryant** \- Automating DSN-less Communications to SQL Server - [February 1, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2023-02-01/): **Thomas Möller** \- Better Access Charts ‌ --- ‌ ## Access Roadmap *There were *NO CHANGES* to the roadmap between last week (2022-10-01) and this week (2022-10-08). The Access roadmap was last updated on May 31, 2022.* Listed below is a snapshot of the [official Access Roadmap](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=Access). "In Development", "Rolling Out", and "Launched" are Microsoft terms that I pulled straight from the public roadmap. "Development Priorities" do not appear on the Access Roadmap. Instead, they get updated from time to time in official Access blog posts. I'll include a link to the official Access blog post that lists the current development priorities as they get updated. #### Development Priorities The items listed below reflect Microsoft's order of priority and were published in the following article, *[Changes to Our Public Roadmap and How We Communicate Access Feature Priorities](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/access-blog/changes-to-our-public-roadmap-and-how-we-communicate-access/ba-p/3329075)*. 1. Inconsistent Database Error Fix 2. New (Modern) Web Browser Control (to support Chromium Edge) 3. Enabling Large Address Aware (LAA) for 32-Bit Access 4. SQL Monaco Editor 5. New Microsoft Graph Data Connector #### In Development None. #### Rolling Out None. #### Launched - `MAY 2022`: Access Dataverse Connector - `JAN 2021`: Access: ODBC Interface Support (without ACE Redistributable Engine) - `JAN 2021`: Access: DAO Interface Support (without ACE Redistributable Engine)