> ## 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: April 20, 2024 - URL: https://nolongerset.com/week-in-review-2024-04-20/ - Published: 2024-04-20T18:44:33.000Z - Updated: 2026-05-08T12:39:55.000Z - Description: Highlights include the monthly bug fix post from Microsoft, a rant against typed Arrays, polymorphism in VBA, extracting OLE images, and another modern browser bug. - Author: Mike Wolfe - Tags: Week in Review, #Import 2026-05-20 02:59 ## Just Published This section includes videos, articles, and (occasionally) open-source project updates from the past 7 days. #### Articles - **[Official Access Blog](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/access-blog/bg-p/AccessBlog)** - [Access Releases 11 Issue Fixes in Version 2403 (Released March 27th, 2024)](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/access-blog/access-releases-11-issue-fixes-in-version-2403-released-march/ba-p/4119062), *by Linda Lu Cannon* - **Maria Barnes** ([Business Data Bytes Newsletter](https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/business-data-bytes-6892816951870066688/)) - [Simplify Your Work with Templates in Power Apps for Teams](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/simplify-your-work-templates-power-apps-teams-maria-barnes-r8wwc/) - **Mathieu Guindon** ([Rubberduck VBA](https://rubberduckvba.blog/)) - [Typed Arrays Must Die](https://rubberduckvba.blog/2024/04/20/typed-arrays-must-die/) - **Jonathan Halder | Steven Halder** ([Access JumpStart 2.0](https://www.accessjumpstart.com/blog/)) - [Deleting / Cutting Records on a Continuous Form](https://www.accessjumpstart.com/deleting-cutting-records-on-a-continuous-form/) - [VBA Comments And Why I Hate Them](https://www.accessjumpstart.com/vba-comments-and-why-i-hate-them/) - [Access Events: BeforeUpdate and Changing Data](https://www.accessjumpstart.com/access-events-beforeupdate-and-changing-data/) - [DevHut’s Daniel Pineault’s VBA PowerShell Function with Update](https://www.accessjumpstart.com/devhuts-daniel-pineaults-vba-powershell-function-with-update/) - [Polymorphism in VBA](https://www.accessjumpstart.com/polymorphism-in-vba/) - [Access ListBox Row Source and Type](https://www.accessjumpstart.com/access-listbox-row-source-and-type/) - **Daniel Pineault** (*[DEVelopers HUT](https://www.devhut.net/)*) - [Microsoft Access Bug Listing And Support](https://www.devhut.net/microsoft-access-bug-listing-and-support/) - [String Parsing Function Crashing Microsoft Access Bug](https://www.devhut.net/string-parsing-function-crashing-microsoft-access-bug/) - [Microsoft Access Navigation Pane Disappearing Objects Bug](https://www.devhut.net/microsoft-access-navigation-pane-disappearing-objects-bug/) - [Modern Web Browser Control Does Not Support URL Parameters When Working With Local Files](https://www.devhut.net/modern-web-browser-control-does-not-support-url-parameters/) - [Cost of Running Windows 10 Past October 2025 Announced](https://www.devhut.net/cost-of-running-windows-10-past-october-2025-announced/) - [Windows 11 Insiders Build Rolls Out Ads In The Start Menu](https://www.devhut.net/windows-11-insiders-build-rolls-out-ads-in-the-start-menu/) - [Microsoft drops the ‘Compatibility Hold’ for Upgrading to Windows 11](https://www.devhut.net/microsoft-drops-the-compatibility-hold-for-upgrading-to-windows-11/) - [Sharing a Microsoft Access Database Online With Multiple Users](https://www.devhut.net/sharing-a-microsoft-access-database-online-with-multiple-users/) - [Using VBA to Shutdown, Reboot, Hibernate, Logoff of a PC](https://www.devhut.net/using-vba-to-shutdown-reboot-hibernate-logoff-of-a-pc/) - **Colin Riddington** (*[Isladogs on Access](https://isladogs.co.uk/home/index.html)*) - [AEU27: Use VBA to create a class based on a table](https://isladogs.co.uk/aeu-27/index.html) - **Mike Wolfe** (*[NoLongerSet](https://nolongerset.com/)*) - [DevCon 2024: Version Control with Access](https://nolongerset.com/devcon-2024-vcs/) - [DevCon 2024: VBIDE Addin Creation with twinBASIC](https://nolongerset.com/devcon-2024-tb/) - [How to Tell the Technical Abilities of a User Without Asking](https://nolongerset.com/making-the-garden-weed-itself/) - [WinDevLib: A Better Way to Call Windows API Functions in twinBASIC](https://nolongerset.com/windevlib/) - [Bug Alert: InStr() in WHERE Crashes Access](https://nolongerset.com/bug-alert-instr-where/) #### Videos‌ - **Sean MacKenzie** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@seanmackenziedataengineering)) - [Recordset Clone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9cssgVq8tU) (18:51): *How to Use RecordsetClone in Microsoft Access* - **Richard Rost** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@599CD)) - [Extract OLE Image: Part 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1r3-d6n%5FIA) (15:54): *How to Extract an OLE Image From a Field in Microsoft Access* - [Extract OLE Image: Part 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPEx0GLQZdY) (16:53): *How to Extract an OLE Image From a Field in Microsoft Access, Part 2* - [Immediate Refresh](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB5mbIbkoQ8) (12:36): *How to Immediately Update Calculations when Any Field is Updated in Microsoft Access* - [Create a Query](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsKr6yVfRaU) (26:09): *Creating a Query in Microsoft Access* - [Export to Word: Part 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJsXD8pS5sc) (16:25): *Export to Word, Part 2: Export Microsoft Access Reports to Word and Preserve Formatting, Lines, etc.* - [Lock Subform](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4F9gxN4Xtk) (17:37): *How to Lock the Parent Form & Subform Based on a Condition in Microsoft Access (Lock Order if Paid)* - **Daniel Pineault** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@DanielPineault)) - [Case of the Disappearing Objects?!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBSnqck7%5F-A) (01:58): *Navigation Pane Disappearing Objects Bug* - [No Support of URL Parameters!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG1WMpqigyU) (15:26): *Modern Web Browser control - URL Parameter With Local Files Bug* #### --- ## New to Me This section includes content I discovered this week that has been around for awhile. *Nothing new this week.* --- ## 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/). - [April 30, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/lunch/event/access-lunchtime-4-2024-04-30/): **Jim Dettman and Doug Yudovich** \- Learn how to chat with other Access developers on Discord - [May 1, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2024-05-01/): **Adolph Dupré** \- Using VBA to create a class based on a table - [May 2, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/pacific/event/access-pacific-monthly-meeting-2024-05-02/): **Tom van Stiphout and Kim Young**\- Developing Solid Applications - [May 28, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/lunch/event/access-lunchtime-4-2024-05-28/): **George Young**\- Using Web APIs in Access - [June 05, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2024-06-05/): **Colin Riddington** \- View & Edit Import/Export (IMEX) Data Task Specifications - [July 03, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2024-07-03/): **Olaf Nöhring** \- Getting Attention with style: An Improved, Enhanced Message Box / **André Minhorst** \- Enhancing Access Forms ***(SECOND SPEAKER AND TOPIC JUST ADDED)*** - [August 7, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2024-08-07/): **Peter Poppe** \- Working with Treeviews - [September 04, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2024-09-04/): **Aleksander Wojtasz** \- Follow-up session on Interactive Gantt charts - [October 02, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2024-10-02/): **Alessandro Grimaldi** \- Animation with Style in Access - [November 06, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2024-11-06/): **Chris Arnold** \- Tips and Tricks for Continuous Forms - [December 04, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2024-12-04/): **Adrian Bell** \- topic to be confirmed - [January 1, 2025](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-philipp-stiefel-topic-to-be-confirmed/): **Philipp Stiefel** \- topic to be confirmed --- ## Access Roadmap *There were *NO CHANGES* to the roadmap between the last Week in Review (2024-04-13) and this one (2024-04-20).* *The roadmap was last updated the week of [April 13, 2024](https://nolongerset.com/week-in-review-2024-04-13/#access-roadmap). The [development priorities](https://www.accessforever.org/post/microsoft-s-plans-for-access-in-the-next-6-months) were last updated at the German-language AEK conference on October 14, 2023.* --- 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 or Access engineering team presentations. I'll include a link to the source of 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, *[Microsoft's Plans for Access in the Next 6 Months](https://www.accessforever.org/post/microsoft-s-plans-for-access-in-the-next-6-months)*. The items are listed in priority order according to Principal Engineering Manager Dale Rector. The "Expected Benefit" of each feature is shown in italics after the description of the feature itself. New priorities added since the [previous set of priorities](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/access-blog/our-road-ahead-microsoft-access-engineering-priorities-oct-2022/ba-p/3651894) are shown in bold below. Dropped priorities are struck through. 1. Continued Focus on Monthly Issue Fixes: *(Monthly Issue Fix Blog) Improved product quality and reliability* 2. **Access becomes Large Address Aware**: *Removal of key customer error issue* 3. Dataverse export improvements: *Make it easier and faster for admins to migrate their data to Dataverse* 4. **Large monitor support for forms**: *Improved support of Access on the latest hardware* 5. **Modern Chart Improvements**: *Expanded support for the most popular chart types and options* 6. **SQL Editor Improvements**: *Significantly improved SQL query editing experience* 7. ~~Inconsistent Database Error Fix~~ Special thanks to Karl Donaubauer for posting the updated priorities at [AccessForever.org](https://www.accessforever.org/post/microsoft-s-plans-for-access-in-the-next-6-months). #### In Development None. #### Rolling Out None. #### Launched - `APR 2023`: Modern Web Browser Control - `MAR 2023`: New Modern Web Browser Form Control - `NOV 2023`: Making 32-bit Access [Large Address Aware](https://nolongerset.com/laa-flag/) (LAA)