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# Week in Review: October 7, 2023
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/week-in-review-2023-10-07/
- Published: 2023-10-08T03:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T12:36:01.000Z
- Description: Highlights include a free file manager class from Alessandro Grimaldi, an update on the forthcoming Rubberduck 3.0 VBA addin, and well-tested Access file limits.
- 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/)**  
  - [Two Font Display Issues in Version 2309](https://www.accessforever.org/post/two-font-display-issues-in-version-2309), *by Colin Riddington*
- **Mathieu Guindon** ([Rubberduck VBA](https://rubberduckvba.wordpress.com/))  
  - [RD3 Update – October 2023](https://rubberduckvba.blog/2023/10/04/rd3-update-october-2023/)
- **Noah (Dykoski?)** ([Arkware](https://www.arkware.com/blog/))  
  - [How Microsoft Access Can Streamline Legal Operations](https://www.arkware.com/how-microsoft-access-can-streamline-legal-operations/)
- **Daniel Pineault** (*[DEVelopers HUT](https://www.devhut.net/)*)  
  - [Constraints in Microsoft Access](https://www.devhut.net/constraints-in-microsoft-access/)
  - [Flow – I.rootGraph.getNode(…) is Undefined](https://www.devhut.net/flow-i-rootgraph-getnode-is-undefined/)
  - [Wanna Try Azure SQL Database For Free!!!](https://www.devhut.net/wanna-try-azure-sql-database-for-free/)
- **Colin Riddington** (*[Isladogs on Access](https://isladogs.co.uk/home/index.html)*)  
  - [Two Font Display Bugs in Version 2309](https://isladogs.co.uk/font-display-bugs-2309/index.html)
  - [Access File Limits](https://isladogs.co.uk/access-file-limits/index.html)
  - [Reserved Errors - no message for this error](https://isladogs.co.uk/reserved-errors/index.html)
- **Crystal Long** (*[Ms Access Gurus](https://msaccessgurus.com/Articles.htm) | [Access Access Newsletter](https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/access-access-6948757551320633344/)*)  
  - [Rename associated Labels](https://msaccessgurus.com/VBA/ActiveForm%5FRenameAssociatedLabels.htm)
- **Mike Wolfe** (*[NoLongerSet](https://nolongerset.com/)*)  
  - [Access 101: Bound vs. Unbound Forms](https://nolongerset.com/bound-vs-unbound-forms/)
  - [Access 101: A Quick Start Guide to Microsoft Access](https://nolongerset.com/access-101/)
  - [Create Standalone Functions to Return User Input Values in Microsoft Access](https://nolongerset.com/standalone-functions-with-getinfoform/)
  - [GetInfoForm(): Get User Input Without Needing a Global Form](https://nolongerset.com/getinfoform/)
  - [Pass Values Between Forms in Access Without Using a Hidden Global Form](https://nolongerset.com/pass-values-without-global-form/)
  - [twinBASIC Update: October 1, 2023](https://nolongerset.com/twinbasic-update-october-1-2023/)
  - [Week in Review: September 30, 2023](https://nolongerset.com/week-in-review-2023-09-30/)

#### Videos‌

- **Alessandro Grimaldi** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/UC2Xs3f-W9VeGFg-8mZMyC3g))

  - [File Manager class](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXz9dvC%5F-V0) (00:56)
- **Richard Rost** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/UCl7-jJie4ifOVK87FINIuDg))

  - [Option Group](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l38PoVhjnsQ) (22:02): *Using Option Groups in Microsoft Access: Procedure Tracking*
  - [MoveSize](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lX2eAzRAjo) (16:33): *Controlling Opening Form Position in Microsoft Access with the MoveSize VBA Command*
  - [HasValue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WFB%5FXq0%5Fwk) (16:50): *Create a HasValue Function in Microsoft Access VBA to Check Null, Empty Values*
  - [VBA Loops](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPm%5FjWxu2Bk) (10:57): *Microsoft Access VBA Loops: A Comprehensive Overview & Summary*
- **Daniel Pineault** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/UC9lSC6AT4d0qour-aIbMjFQ))

  - [Microsoft Access - Backup Strategies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXwKdtCt67o) (18:57)
- **Pharos Technology \[Dr. Richard Hanson\]** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/UCOm7X-WFABGXg00dMS5I9dw))

  - [Trap Errors in VBA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5xhgTdUQhU) (07:33): *How to Trap and Manage Errors in VBA Code*
  - [VBA Debugging](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPtE96T7QU4) (10:31): *A Deep Dive into Testing and Debugging VBA Scripts*
- **Edcelle John Gulfan** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/UCCbQnIov4hlIMHqIGVEZBZQ))

  - [Drag & Drop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEYZIv3vBdQ) (01:24): *Drag and Drop files in Ms Access*

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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/).

- [October 19, 2023](https://www.daaug.org/Presentations/Details/252): **Alessandro Grimaldi** \- "VBA Pills" - Access Tips and Tricks
- [October 31, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/lunch/event/access-lunchtime-4-2023-10-31/): **Crystal Long** \- Two free tools: List Objects from your Access Databases and Code Documenter **(JUST ADDED)**
- [November 1, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-11-01/): **John Heaser** \- Extending Access with SQL Server – including Geography data
- [November 2, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/pacific/event/access-pacific-monthly-meeting-2023-11-02/): **John Colby** \- Event Driven Programming: Part II ([Part I recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gOF-b0UgNY))
- [November 16, 2023](https://www.daaug.org/Presentations/Details/256): **Alexander Denz** \- ChatGPT in Access
- [November 22-23, 2023](https://ukaug.co.uk/next-conference/): (IN-PERSON!) UK Access User Group Conference (at the offices of Gordon Associates in Cheltenham)
- [December 6, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-12-06/): **Mike Wolfe** \- Streamline Your Import/Export Spec Workflow with VBA Classes
- [January 3, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2024-01-03/): **Ramachandran (A.P.R.) Pillai** \- Streamlining the Form Module Code in the standalone Class Module
- [February 7, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2024-02-07/): **Carlos Quintero** \- Features of MZ-Tools to make you more productive with VBA
- [March 6, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2024-03-06/): **Thomas Möller** \- Better Access Charts in the new Edge Browser Control
- [April 3, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2024-04-03/): **Dale Fye -** Working with Command Bars and the Access Shortcut Tool
- [May 1, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2024-05-01/): **Colin Riddington** \- View & Edit Import/Export (IMEX) Data Task Specifications

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## Access Roadmap

*There were *NO CHANGES* to the roadmap between the last Week in Review (2023-09-30) and this one (2023-10-07).*

*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.*

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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

- `NOV 2023`: Making 32-bit Access [Large Address Aware](https://nolongerset.com/laa-flag/) (LAA)

#### Rolling Out

None.

#### Launched

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