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# Week in Review: December 3, 2022
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/week-in-review-2022-12-03/
- Published: 2022-12-03T20:45:03.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T12:53:09.000Z
- Description: Highlights include the WizHook TwipsFromFont function, an enhanced message box, and drawing dynamic meters on Access reports.
- 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

- **[Official Access Blog](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/access-blog/bg-p/AccessBlog)**

  - [Access Releases 3 Issue Fixes in Version 2210 (Released October 27)](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/access-blog/access-releases-3-issue-fixes-in-version-2210-released-october/ba-p/3686456)
- **Mathieu Guindon** ([Rubberduck VBA](https://rubberduckvba.wordpress.com/))

  - [Rubberduck.Fakes Gets an Upgrade](https://rubberduckvba.wordpress.com/2022/11/26/rubberduck-fakes-gets-an-upgrade/)
- **Daniel Pineault** (*[DEVelopers HUT](https://www.devhut.net/)*)

  - [Open CSV with Alternate Delimiter in Excel](https://www.devhut.net/open-csv-with-alternate-delimiter-in-excel/)
  - [Unblock Macros – Error Applying Attributes](https://www.devhut.net/unblock-macros-error-applying-attributes/)
  - [VBA – Change File’s Date Created or Date Modified](https://www.devhut.net/vba-change-files-date-created-or-date-modified/)
- **Colin Riddington** (*[Isladogs on Access](https://isladogs.co.uk/home/index.html)*)

  - *UPDATED:* [Annotate Google Maps in Access](https://isladogs.co.uk/annotate-google-maps/index.html)
  - *UPDATED:* [Fix Google Maps in Access web browser control](https://isladogs.co.uk/google-maps-fix/index.html)
  - *UPDATED:* [Accurately Move Forms & Controls](https://isladogs.co.uk/move-forms-controls/index.html)
  - *UPDATED:* [Autofit or Zoom? Match Text to Form Control](https://isladogs.co.uk/autofit-text/index.html)
  - *UPDATED:* [Curriculum Enrichment Organiser](https://isladogs.co.uk/curriculum-enrichment-organise/index.html)
- **Crystal Long** (*[Ms Access Gurus](https://msaccessgurus.com/Articles.htm) | [Access Access Newsletter](https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/access-access-6948757551320633344/)*)

  - [Draw Dynamic Meters on Access Reports](https://msaccessgurus.com/VBA/Draw%5FMeters.htm)
- **Mike Wolfe** (*[NoLongerSet](https://nolongerset.com/)*)

  - [Monitoring Memory Usage in a 64-bit Access Application](https://nolongerset.com/memory-usage-in-64-bit-access/)
  - [Virtual Machine Memory: An Explainer for Access Developers](https://nolongerset.com/virtual-machine-memory/)
  - [When to Build Fluent APIs](https://nolongerset.com/when-to-use-fluent-apis/)
  - [Diving Deeper into the World of Fluent APIs: An Unusual Way of Constructing Class Modules](https://nolongerset.com/fluent-interface-deep-dive/)
  - [Access Dev Team Progress Update: Dataverse Export Improvements](https://nolongerset.com/progress-update-dataverse/)

#### Videos‌

- **Colin Riddington \[Isladogs\]** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLqpE3bfxr1gLc%5FOOM1ToUA))

  - [Using WizHook: Twips From Font function](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTtK6qjBcnE) (22:03)
- **Richard Rost** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/599CD))

  - [Load Faster](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvt5Cx%5F6uJQ) (14:59): *How to Make Microsoft Access Forms Seem To Load Faster by Using a Timer Event*
  - [Date Buttons](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WJVC42-Hk0) (18:30): *Create Buttons to Change a Date Field in Microsoft Access. Move Up/Down Days or Weeks With One Click*
  - [Top X Numbered Rows](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXrjEdaapNU) (11:10): *Select the Top X Records (Top 10, Top 20%, etc.) in a Microsoft Access Query with Numbered Rows*
  - [Access Rewind](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OLOz6vP1kLE) (YouTube Short): *Richard's "Week-in-Review" for his own videos*
- **Daniel Pineault** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9lSC6AT4d0qour-aIbMjFQ))

  - [VBA - Recognizing the User-Get Username](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqT08UlNPtc) (19:09)
  - [Microsoft Access - Enhanced Message Box](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAdhOYDxN80) (18:11)
- **Pharos Technology \[Dr. Richard Hanson\]** ([YouTube MS Access playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXgmUCUuTC8vSstRHOTTJ1690Da--vKew))

  - [Track Productivity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeULEZfrFx4&t=6s) (7:36): *How to Build an Andon/Kaizen Board for Your Business*

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## New to Me

This section includes content I discovered this week that has been around for awhile.

- [*Bubbly Run-Time Errors*](https://rubberduckvba.wordpress.com/2017/04/04/bubbly-run-time-errors/), by Mathieu Guindon
- [*MS Access: Enhanced Message Box Replacement*](http://blog.nkadesign.com/2008/05/20/ms-access-enhanced-message-box-replacement/), by Renaud Bompuis (as featured in Daniel Pineault's video linked above)

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## 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/).

- [December 7, 2022](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2022-12-07/): **Colin Riddington** \- Annotating Google Maps in Access
- [December 13, 2022](https://accessusergroups.org/sql-server-with-access/event/sql-server-with-access-2022-12-13/): **Juan Soto** \- Access with SQL Server Academy Part II *([review Part I here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5zTb1GL2x0))*
- [January 4, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2023-01-04/): **Karl Donaubauer** \- A baker's dozen of tips, tricks and tools in 60 minutes
- [January 5, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/pacific/event/257-2023-01-05/): **Juanjo Luna** \- Using REST/API calls with Access (Spanish to English translation will be provided)
- [January 31, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/lunch/event/access-lunchtime-4-2023-01-31/): **Colin Riddington** \- Translate & Speak Using Access
- [February 1, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2023-02-01/): **Thomas Möller** \- Better Access Charts
- [February 2, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/pacific/event/257-2023-02-02/): **Linda Ewen** \- (topic to be announced)
- [March 1, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-03-01/): **Maria Barnes** \- Optimizing Queries in SQL Server
- [April 5, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-04-05/): **Aleksander Wojtasz** \- (topic to be confirmed)
- [May 3, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2023-01-04/): **Peter Bryant** \- Automating DSN-less Communications to SQL Server
- [June 7, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-06-07/): **Thomas Pfoch** \- Maps for Microsoft Access
- [December 6, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-12-06/): **Mike Wolfe** \- (topic to be confirmed)

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## Access Roadmap

*There were no changes to the roadmap between last week (2022-11-26) and this week (2022-12-03). The [development priorities](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/access-blog/our-road-ahead-microsoft-access-engineering-priorities-oct-2022/ba-p/3651894) were last updated on October 12, 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, *[Our Road Ahead - Microsoft Access Engineering Priorities Oct 2022](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/access-blog/our-road-ahead-microsoft-access-engineering-priorities-oct-2022/ba-p/3651894)*.

New priorities added since the [previous set of priorities](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/access-blog/changes-to-our-public-roadmap-and-how-we-communicate-access/ba-p/3329075) are shown in bold below. Dropped priorities are struck through.

1. **Continued Focus on Monthly Issue Fixes** *(Monthly Issue Fix Blog)*
2. Inconsistent Database Error Fix
3. **New Macro Signing Support**
4. New (Modern) Web Browser Control (to support Chromium Edge)
5. **Dataverse Connector Data Type Support for Floating Point**
6. **Dataverse Connector Data Type Support for Rich Text**
7. **Dataverse Connector support to export to a specific Dataverse solution or publisher**
8. ~~Enabling Large Address Aware (LAA) for 32-Bit Access~~
9. ~~SQL Monaco Editor~~
10. ~~New Microsoft Graph Data Connector~~

#### In Development

None.

#### Rolling Out

None.

#### Launched

- `MAY 2022`: Access Dataverse Connector