> ## 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: February 18, 2023 - URL: https://nolongerset.com/week-in-review-2023-02-18/ - Published: 2023-02-18T21:12:31.000Z - Updated: 2026-05-08T12:51:35.000Z - Description: Highlights include a video on the current state of Microsoft Access, closing open Access objects (reports, etc.), and using temp tables to boost performance. - 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/)** - [How to counter rumours of Access' demise](https://www.accessforever.org/post/how-to-counter-rumours-of-access-demise), *by Karl Donaubauer* - **Mathieu Guindon** ([Rubberduck VBA](https://rubberduckvba.wordpress.com/)) - [Rubberduck 3.0: February Update](https://rubberduckvba.wordpress.com/2023/02/14/rubberduck-3-0-february-update/) - **Daniel Pineault** (*[DEVelopers HUT](https://www.devhut.net/)*) - [VBA – Getting Disk/Drive Information](https://www.devhut.net/vba-getting-disk-drive-information/) - [Access – VBA – Close All Open Objects](https://www.devhut.net/access-vba-close-all-open-objects/) - [VBA – Determine Your PC’s MAC Address(es)](https://www.devhut.net/vba-determine-your-pcs-mac-addresses/) - [Access – VBA – Close All Open Macros](https://www.devhut.net/access-vba-close-all-open-macros/) - [Access – VBA – Close All Open Reports](https://www.devhut.net/access-vba-close-all-open-reports/) - **Colin Riddington** (*[Isladogs on Access](https://isladogs.co.uk/home/index.html)*) - [Speed Test 7: Check Record Exists](https://isladogs.co.uk/speed-comparison-tests-7/index.html) - [Maximum Width of Access Forms & Reports](https://isladogs.co.uk/form-width-limit/index.html) - [Access Specifications Issues](https://isladogs.co.uk/access-specification-issues/index.html) - **Crystal Long** (*[Ms Access Gurus](https://msaccessgurus.com/Articles.htm) | [Access Access Newsletter](https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/access-access-6948757551320633344/)*) - [Draw Moon](https://msaccessgurus.com/VBA/Draw%5FMoon.htm) - [API - GetDeviceCaps updated](https://msaccessgurus.com/VBA/Code/API%5FGetDeviceCaps%5Fppi.htm) - **Mike Wolfe** (*[NoLongerSet](https://nolongerset.com/)*) - [VBA Performance Tip: How to Cache Results of Slow Processes](https://nolongerset.com/memoization/) - [When Reliable Software Goes Bad](https://nolongerset.com/therac-25/) - [Calling VBA Functions from the Form or Report Property Sheet](https://nolongerset.com/functions-called-from-property-sheet/) - [Calculating Federal Holidays in VBA: Juneteenth Update](https://nolongerset.com/juneteenth-update/) - [Event Handlers in Microsoft Access VBA](https://nolongerset.com/event-handlers/) #### Videos‌ - **Access User Group Recordings** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/AccessusergroupsOrg)) - [Using Temp Tables in Access to Manage Data Processing Tasks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AUxm70hmKs) (1:03:25): *by Linda Ewen* - **Denver Area Access Users Group** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNNOZWYonWCgsqznH33QpvQ)) - [The Current State of Access](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X5I4HelA5U) (1:11:48): *by Karl Donaubauer* - **Alessandro Grimaldi** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/user/papillon0365)) - [Workshop: Advanced interfaces with MS Access: Scrollable timeline](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFhpX84sDTk) (5:22) - **Richard Rost** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/599CD)) - [Max Value from Multiple Fields](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-MYrhXNE7o) (18:33): *How to Find the Maximum Value of Multiple Fields in the Same Record in Microsoft Access* - [Alias](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmog3grvn24) (13:36): *How to Create Aliases for Field Names in Microsoft Access Queries* - [Multiple Joins Same Table](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32wPHyLJQ9Y) (22:01): *How to Make Multiple Relationship Joins to the Same Table in Microsoft Access* - [Change Combo Box Sort](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWaqKAYfw5U) (13:41): *How to Change Combo Box Sort with One Click in Microsoft Access* - [Find & Delete Duplicates](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PluR49HEIQ) (15:48): *How to Find Duplicates and Delete Them in Microsoft Access* - **Pharos Technology \[Dr. Richard Hanson\]** ([YouTube MS Access playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXgmUCUuTC8vSstRHOTTJ1690Da--vKew)) - [Conway's Law: Design Follows Communication Structure](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2RSLNYHjXg) (7:09) - [How to Create Union Queries](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luZrbDzIW6M) (6:25) --- ## New to Me This section includes content I discovered this week that has been around for awhile. - *[How to Write a Technical Tutorial](https://draft.dev/learn/technical-tutorials)*, by Josh Alletto --- ## 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/). - [March 1, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-03-01/): **Maria Barnes** \- Optimizing Queries in SQL Server - [March 2, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/pacific/event/migrating-access-tables-to-sql-server-a-comparison-of-methods/): **Pat Hartman** \- Bad Data is Bad for Business **(UPDATED SPEAKER AND TOPIC)** - [April 5, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-04-05/): **Duane Hookom** \- (topic details to follow) - [April 6, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/pacific/event/migrating-access-tables-to-sql-server-a-comparison-of-methods/): **Tom Wickerath and George Hepworth** \- Migrating Access Tables to SQL Server, a Comparison of Methods **(RESCHEDULED FROM MARCH 2; UPDATED SPEAKERS)** - [April 27-28, 2023](https://www.donkarl.com/devcon/): **Access DevCon Vienna** - [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 - [July 5, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-07-05/): **Aleksander Wojtasz** \- Interactive Gantt Chart Scheduler in Access - [August 2, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-08-02/): **Thomas Möller** \- (topic details to follow) - [September 6, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-09-06/): **Juanjo Luna** \- Blazor: making a webApp - [October 4, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-10-04/): **Juan Soto -** (topic details to follow) - [November 1, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-11-01/): **John Heaser** \- (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 the last Week in Review (2023-02-11) and this one (2023-02-18). 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 - `MAR 2023`: New Modern Web Browser Form Control #### Rolling Out None. #### Launched None.