> ## 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: January 7, 2023 - URL: https://nolongerset.com/week-in-review-2023-01-07/ - Published: 2023-01-08T03:55:29.000Z - Updated: 2026-05-08T12:52:30.000Z - Description: Highlights include 15 tips & tricks from Karl Donaubauer, the new digital signing feature for Access databases, and how to hash a string in VBA. - 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 - **[Access Forever](https://www.accessforever.org/)** - [Access code signing is back](https://www.accessforever.org/post/access-code-signing-is-back), *by Karl Donaubauer* - **Daniel Pineault** (*[DEVelopers HUT](https://www.devhut.net/)*) - [Digitally Sign Your Microsoft Access Database](https://www.devhut.net/digitally-sign-your-microsoft-access-database/) - [VBA – Get a String’s Hash](https://www.devhut.net/vba-get-a-strings-hash/) - **Colin Riddington** (*[Isladogs on Access](https://isladogs.co.uk/home/index.html)*) - [AEU11: A Baker's Dozen of Tips, Tricks & Tools](https://isladogs.co.uk/aeu-11/index.html) - [Using the new VBA Project Signing feature - Part 1](https://isladogs.co.uk/vba-project-signing/index.html) - [Speed Test 15: Grouped Aggregate Queries](https://isladogs.co.uk/speed-comparison-tests-15/index.html) - **Mike Wolfe** (*[NoLongerSet](https://nolongerset.com/)*) - [Scope vs. Extent in VBA](https://nolongerset.com/scope-vs-extent-in-vba/) - [My Policy on ChatGPT-Generated Content](https://nolongerset.com/chatgpt-nls/) - [ChatGPT](https://nolongerset.com/chatgpt/) - [Copyright Implications of ChatGPT Content](https://nolongerset.com/chatgpt-copyright/) - [Beware of "Over-Normalizing" Your Database](https://nolongerset.com/beware-of-over-normalizing/) #### Videos‌ - **Access User Group Recordings** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/AccessusergroupsOrg)) - [A Baker's Dozen of tips, tricks, and tools in Access](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9jgkzG2IaU) (1:01:23): *by Karl Donaubauer* - **Crystal Long** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/LearnAccessByCrystal)) - [Read Word Selection Using Access](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3PMBdI0Js4) (8:33) - **Richard Rost** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/599CD)) - [Access in 2023](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoTNF0Hbhk4) (17:05): *Microsoft Access: Alive & Well In 2023* - [Reset for the New Year](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvyuBLrnCPk) (12:13): *How Can I Reset My Microsoft Access Database for the New Year?* - [Compact with VBA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JBlHqkEdqI) (14:37): *How To Compact and Repair Your Microsoft Access Database Using VBA* - [Import & Followup](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJQLdEKwsO8) (19:23): *How to Import New Leads into Your Customer Table and Make a Follow Up Record in Microsoft Access* - [Select Record in Subform](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhts6cPJKPI) (15:00): *How to Select a Specific Record in a Subform in Microsoft Access* --- ## New to Me This section includes content I discovered this week that has been around for awhile. - *[The End of Programming](https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2023/1/267976-the-end-of-programming/fulltext?fbclid=IwAR0SZSJGFHRd8lX6RbC8dqG7CaIfVGjBFDCTPxrT1AHxy8LzPO9J4x6V%5Fws)*, by Matt Welsh --- ## 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/). - [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** \- State-of-the-art charts in Access with chart.js - [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/): **Duane Hookom** \- (topic details to follow) - [April 20-21, 2023](https://www.donkarl.com/devcon/): **Access DevCon Vienna** (*tentative dates*) - [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 - [October 4, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-10-04/): **Juan Soto -** (topic details to follow) - [December 6, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-12-06/): **Mike Wolfe** \- (topic to be confirmed) --- ‌ ## Access Roadmap *There were *NO CHANGES* to the roadmap between last week (2022-12-31) and this week (2023-01-07). 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) (*NOTE: as of publication, this link leads to an unfiltered view of the entire Microsoft 365 roadmap because as of [the week of December 10, 2022](https://nolongerset.com/week-in-review-2022-12-10/#access-disappears-from-the-microsoft-365-roadmap), there are no Access items shown on the roadmap*). "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 None.