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# Week in Review: May 13, 2023
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/week-in-review-2023-05-13/
- Published: 2023-05-14T00:38:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T12:49:57.000Z
- Description: Highlights include 3 publicly released videos from DevCon 2023 and an a.p.r. pillai article/Eric Blomquist video on using class modules to reduce form code.
- 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/)**

  - [3 Videos from Access DevCon 2023](https://www.accessforever.org/post/3-videos-from-access-devcon-2023), *by Karl Donaubauer*
- **a.p.r. pillai** ([Learn MS-Access Tips and Tricks](https://www.msaccesstips.com/))

  - [Streamlining Form Module Code Part Three](https://www.msaccesstips.com/2023/05/streamlining-form-module-code-part-three.html)
- **IT Impact** ([Access Experts](https://accessexperts.com/access-developer-blog/))

  - [The Highly Popular Yet Confounding Access Datasheet: Bug Fixed!](https://accessexperts.com/blog/2023/05/12/the-highly-popular-yet-confounding-access-datasheet-bug-fixed/)
- **Mathieu Guindon** ([Rubberduck VBA](https://rubberduckvba.wordpress.com/))

  - [Declaring and Using Variables in VBA](https://rubberduckvba.blog/2023/05/07/declaring-and-using-variables-in-vba/)
- **Daniel Pineault** (*[DEVelopers HUT](https://www.devhut.net/)*)

  - [Access – My First Venture Into Dataverse](https://www.devhut.net/access-my-first-venture-into-dataverse/)
  - [Access – My First Venture Into Dataverse Part 2](https://www.devhut.net/access-my-first-venture-into-dataverse-part-2/)
  - [Sad News For The Access Community – Passing of Ken Getz](https://www.devhut.net/sad-news-for-the-access-community-passing-of-ken-getz/)
- **Colin Riddington** (*[Isladogs on Access](https://isladogs.co.uk/home/index.html)*)

  - [Speed Test 2: CurrentDB/DBEngine(0)(0)/ThisDb](https://isladogs.co.uk/speed-comparison-tests-2/index.html) *(updated)*
  - [Automatic Form Resizing - Part 4](https://isladogs.co.uk/automatic-form-resizing-4/index.html) *(updated)*
  - [Making Automatic Form Resizing work for you](https://isladogs.co.uk/using-afr/index.html) *(updated)*
  - [A Trip Down Memory Lane](https://isladogs.co.uk/memory-lane/index.html) *(updated)*
  - [Case Sensitive Password Validation](https://isladogs.co.uk/string-compare/index.html)
- **Crystal Long** (*[Ms Access Gurus](https://msaccessgurus.com/Articles.htm) | [Access Access Newsletter](https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/access-access-6948757551320633344/)*)

  - [Remove Line Numbers from VBA, by Geoff Griffith](https://msaccessgurus.com/VBA/module%5FRemoveLineNumbers.htm)
  - [Convert Embedded and Stand-Alone Access Macros To VBA](https://msaccessgurus.com/VBA/ConvertMacrosToVBA.htm)
- **Mike Wolfe** (*[NoLongerSet](https://nolongerset.com/)*)

  - [HELP! My Access Report is Missing Information When my Users Run It](https://nolongerset.com/access-report-missing-info/)
  - [The Value Matrix: A Framework for Prioritizing Development](https://nolongerset.com/the-value-matrix/)
  - [The Hard Truth About Message Boxes in Microsoft Access](https://nolongerset.com/users-and-dialogs/)
  - [Northwind 2.0: The Access Database Template You've Been Waiting For](https://nolongerset.com/northwind-2-devcon-2023/)
  - [VIDEO: twinBASIC Update at DevCon Vienna 2023](https://nolongerset.com/video-twinbasic-devcon-2023/)

#### Videos‌

- **Access User Group Recordings** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/AccessusergroupsOrg))

  - [Using VBA Classes to Standardize Form and List Filtering](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XJo5oEq52I) (1:10:21): *with Eric Blomquist*
- **Colin Riddington \[Isladogs\]** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLqpE3bfxr1gLc%5FOOM1ToUA))

  - [Making Automatic Form Resizing Work for You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlon99a2f1I) (43:52)
- **Karl Donaubauer** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9mBp9F%5FTX252IDs%5FxNWb7w)) - **DevCon 2023**

  - [Click Here to Add Feature X!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfTYxIcliBI) (51:55): *with Kevin Bell and Karl Donaubauer*
  - [Northwind 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXzAtBbt8Us) (55:03): *with Tom van Stiphout and Kim Young*
  - [twinBASIC Update](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq4ZFkeZyiA) (27:28): *with Mike Wolfe*
- **Richard Rost** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/599CD))

  - [InStrRev](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwk8sChIIFI) (14:06): *How to Use the InStrRev Function in Microsoft Access*
  - [Replace a Natural Key](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6qk5BDj6z0) (26:51): *How to Replace a Natural Key with a Surrogate Key (Autonumber) in Microsoft Access*
  - [Quick Queries #10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9HaV0oKUcY) (31:02): *DB in Use, Max Records, Criteria for Different Data Types, More!*
  - [Filter Report](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x2o5N%5FnOYY) (18:04): *How to Filter a Report Based on the Filter Set in a Form in Microsoft Access*
  - [User Level Security Part 3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOlJbSo8ylU) (19:09): *Allow Users to Only View, Edit Records They Created in Microsoft Access*
- **Pharos Technology \[Dr. Richard Hanson\]** ([YouTube MS Access playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXgmUCUuTC8vSstRHOTTJ1690Da--vKew))

  - [Basic Queries](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv6EB%5FSor2c) (7:51): *Learn How to Create and Manage Queries in Your Database*
  - [Relink Tables](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pMgryPhuMCU) (Short): *How to Relink Tables in Microsoft Access: A Step-by-Step Guide*
  - [Navigating Tables](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FIfWpHoeyI) (4:58): *Using Tables in Microsoft Access: A Quick Guide*
  - [Customize Import Specs](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/twHU0NVMJqY) (Short): *How to Customize Your Import Specifications in Microsoft Access*
  - [Database Normalization](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssl4Dvv0g7s) (10:44): *Create an error-resistant database with Normalization*

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## New to Me

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

*Nothing new this week.*

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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/).

- ~~[May 18, 2023](https://www.daaug.org/Presentations/Details/251): **Richard Rost** \- Custom Data Entry Filter Functions in Access~~ (*RESCHEDULED to August 17*)
- [May 30, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/lunch/event/access-lunchtime-northwind-2-0/): **Tom van Stiphout** and **Kim Young** \- Northwind 2.0
- [June 7, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-06-07/): **Tom van Stiphout**\- Introducing Northwind 2.0
- [June 15, 2023](https://www.daaug.org/Presentations/Details/252): **Alessandro Grimaldi** \- "VBA Pills" - Access Tips and Tricks
- [July 5, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-07-05/): **Aleksander Wojtasz** \- Interactive Gantt Chart Scheduler in Access
- [July 20, 2023](https://www.daaug.org/Presentations/Details/253): **Mike Wolfe** \- Form Templates in Microsoft Access (**JUST ADDED**)
- [August 2, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-08-02/): **Thomas Möller** \- (topic details to follow)
- [August 17, 2023](https://www.daaug.org/Presentations/Details/251): **Richard Rost** \- Custom Data Entry Filter Functions in Access (*RESCHEDULED from May 18*)
- [August 29, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/lunch/event/access-lunchtime-4-2023-08-29/): **Lenni Lobel** \- Introduction to Azure Cosmos DB
- [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 -** The Future of Access
- [November 1, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-11-01/): **John Heaser** \- Extending Access with SQL Server – including Geography data
- [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 the last Week in Review (2023-05-06) and this one (2023-05-13).*

*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.*

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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

- `APR 2023`: Modern Web Browser Control
- `MAR 2023`: New Modern Web Browser Form Control

#### Rolling Out

None.

#### Launched

None.