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# Week in Review: October 14, 2023
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/week-in-review-2023-10-14/
- Published: 2023-10-15T02:46:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T12:36:08.000Z
- Description: Highlights include a video on the future of Access with cameos from the Microsoft Access engineering team, a Decision Tree database, and Shared VBA Libraries.
- 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

- **a.p.r. pillai** ([Learn MS-Access Tips and Tricks](https://www.msaccesstips.com/))

  - [Streamlining Custom Made Form Wizard VBA - 15 ](https://www.msaccesstips.com/2023/10/streamlining-custom-made-form-wizard.html)
- **Daniel Pineault** (*[DEVelopers HUT](https://www.devhut.net/)*)

  - [Shape The Future Of MS365](https://www.devhut.net/shape-the-future-of-ms365/)
  - [The Future Of Microsoft Access](https://www.devhut.net/the-future-of-microsoft-access/)
  - [New Access Product Manager](https://www.devhut.net/new-access-product-manager/)
  - [Microsoft, You Have To Do Better!](https://www.devhut.net/microsoft-you-have-to-do-better/)
- **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) *(updated)*
  - [AEU20: The Future of Access](https://isladogs.co.uk/aeu-20/index.html) *(updated)*
- **Crystal Long** (*[Ms Access Gurus](https://msaccessgurus.com/Articles.htm) | [Access Access Newsletter](https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/access-access-6948757551320633344/)*)

  - [List Objects, Loop Access Files](https://msaccessgurus.com/tool/ListObjects%5FLoopFiles.htm)
- **Mike Wolfe** (*[NoLongerSet](https://nolongerset.com/)*)

  - [How Many Forms and Reports Should Go in the Back-End Database File?](https://nolongerset.com/peas-and-cues/)
  - [Access 101: Front-End vs. Back-End](https://nolongerset.com/front-end-vs-back-end/)
  - [Access 101: What is a Query in Access?](https://nolongerset.com/what-is-a-query/)
  - [Access 101: What is a Table in Access?](https://nolongerset.com/what-is-a-table/)
  - [Working on Someone Else's Code Base: Why Applications are Easier to Write Than Maintain](https://nolongerset.com/working-on-someone-elses-code-base/)

#### Videos‌

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

  - [The Future of Access](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWs0rwlZNBA) (01:07:25): *with Juan Soto*
- **George Hepworth** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@GroverParkGeorge))

  - [Building the Lander Trail Foundation Catalog, Part 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SSDAxpXngE) (09:06): *Why I Helped Create their Application*
- **Sean MacKenzie** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@seanmackenziedataengineering))

  - [ADI Part 2: How to Build Conditions in Microsoft Access](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHCMkQMFz2I) (21:16): *ADI Part 2: How to Build Conditions in Microsoft Access*
- **Richard Rost** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@599CD))

  - [Decision Tree Part 1: Introduction](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqvFZ7pQZlM) (17:27): *Building a Decision Tree Database in Microsoft Access. Part 1: Introduction*
  - [Decision Tree Part 2: Tables](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMVcrVbflwI) (23:49): *Building a Decision Tree Database in Microsoft Access. Part 2: Tables*
  - [Escape Double Quotes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr9%5FqPl7y5c) (16:59): *How to Escape Double Quotes for SQL Insert in Microsoft Access VBA*
  - [Bubble Sort](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SroviMwSSuc) (27:02): *How to Sort an Array with a Bubble Sort in Microsoft Access VBA*
  - [On Filter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3bQ9%5F5IcfU) (29:42): *A Better Solution Than the On Filter Event in Microsoft Access Forms*
  - [Shared Library](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z-TGb7NEgQ) (22:58): *How to Create a Library File Containing Shared Subs and Functions in Microsoft Access*
- **Daniel Pineault** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@DanielPineault))

  - [Is This The End of VBA?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vCrHOXW7kU) (08:48): *Is This The End of VBA?*
- **Pharos Technology \[Dr. Richard Hanson\]** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@PharosTechnology))

  - [Build a Main Menu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J%5Fo80wYPu7I) (10:05): *How to use the Switchboard tool vs Building a Custom Main Menu in Microsoft Access*
  - [Select Data With a Combo Box](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Oe-eDnj6PA) (08:53): *Making a Combo Box Filter for your Forms*
  - [Access Data in VBA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkw8-oc8rCM) (13:16): *Understanding the DAO Object Library in VBA Code*
- **Edcelle John Gulfan** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@EdcelleJohnGulfan))

  - [DRAG & DROP](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh7HXcAy1Bc) (09:00): *DRAG & DROP Tutorial 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
- [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 (2023-10-07) and this one (2023-10-14).*

*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