TransferSpreadsheet WorkSheet Naming Bug
I was helping someone out today in a forum and they brought up an interesting issue which appears to actually be a bug. So, they had a simple query which they then used the DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet...
View ArticleMicrosoft Access Built-In Progress Meter / How-To Display Progress Bars in...
Did you know that Microsoft Access has a built-in Progress Meter/Progress Bar and that we can utilize it to provide real-time feedback to your users about long running tasks such as imports, exports,...
View ArticleDisplay Help Information When Microsoft Access’ Content Is Disabled
Every developer is familiar with the lovely yellow warning banner that gets displayed by default for all Microsoft Access database until the database is either set as a Trusted Document or placed in a...
View ArticleHow to Design Clean Forms in Microsoft Access
You open a form and something feels off. There are fields everywhere. Nothing stands out. You are not sure where to begin. That feeling is common, and it usually comes from the same root cause. The...
View ArticleMicrosoft Access Database Bloating Main Causes
I recently released a YouTube video regarding the Compact and Repair command. My objective with that video was to only summarily touch upon the command, how to run it and explain the 2 main benefits. I...
View ArticleModern Web Browser control – No Mixed Content Sources
First brought to my attention by a comment from Darvin Martin, there appears to be another major limitation with the Modern Web Browser control. It would seem that you cannot mix content sources. Let...
View ArticleMicrosoft Finally Acknowledges The Modern Web Browser Control!
Even though the Microsoft Access Modern Web Browser control made its appearance back in May, it has taken Microsoft 3 months to make any form of an official announcement, show any form of pride in...
View ArticleSo What’s Your Access Version And Build No?
Since Click-to-run (CTR or C2R) came out, one of the fundamental questions anyone trying to help out other users with their problems asks is: What Version and Build are you running? The problem is this...
View ArticleMicrosoft Access YouTube Resources
In previous posts, I’ve provided links to some valuable Microsoft Access websites https://www.devhut.net/ms-access-where-start-learning-database-tutorials/ https://www.devhut.net/mvp-sites/ Today, I...
View ArticleAccess – Proper Folder Setup
By now, we all know that the proper setup of an Access database is to split the database into a back-end (tables) and front-end (everything else) and then deploy the back-end on a central share and an...
View ArticleAccess – New Modern Web Browser Control
At one point in time the New (Modern) Web Browser Control was scheduled for General Availability (GA) for October 2021. Then it was pushed back to September 2022. Then it was removed from the Roadmap...
View ArticleAccess – Hiding Database Objects
Have you ever wanted to hide a table, query or other database object from prying eyes? Today, I thought we explore a few of the available options to do so. I’d like to explore: The Navigation Pane USys...
View ArticleA More Modern Date Time Picker
In a recent discussion, someone asked if there were any more modern Date Time Pickers available to implement in their Microsoft Access database. Rightfully, as they stated, most current Date Time...
View ArticleMicrosoft Access – Table Field Captions
In this article I want to touch upon Field Captions. Why you should Love them and Hate them! What Is A Caption? The first thing we need to do is understand what the caption property is exactly: The...
View ArticleAccess – Bing Maps Basics
After demonstrating how easy it was to use Google Maps to display a map of an Address or Geolocation coordinates in my article https://www.devhut.net/access-google-maps-basics/ I wanted to demonstrate...
View ArticleAccess – Playing With Database Properties – Part 2
I while back I publish about Database Properties: Access - Playing With Database PropertiesToday, I thought we’d take a look at playing around with Database Properties: Listing the Properties Getting...
View ArticleUnderstanding Data Normalization: Bringing Order to Database Chaos
Data normalization represents a sophisticated approach to database design that transforms chaotic, unstructured information into a streamlined, efficient system. Much like an architect carefully plans...
View ArticleWorking With Dates and Times
This is something I’ve been wanting to do for quite a while, that is, to create a page dedicated to working with Dates and Times. I was doing a little more advanced Date/Time VBA programming and...
View ArticleMicrosoft Access Roadmap – October 2024 Review
So, where do we stand in the realm of Microsoft Access as of the beginning of October, 2024? First, we turn towards the Microsoft Roadmap: Microsoft 365 Roadmap | Microsoft 365The Microsoft 365 Roadmap...
View ArticleMicrosoft Access Roadmap – September 2024 Review
So, where do we stand in the realm of Microsoft Access as of the beginning of September, 2024? Sorry for sounding like a broken recordA lot of this is going to sound familiar as very little has changed...
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