<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[AccessForever]]></title><description><![CDATA[AccessForever]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/home</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:12:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.accessforever.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Access DevCon 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[New features and tools for Access will be unveiled at Access DevCon on April 16–17. In the age of AI, it’s more important than ever to keep your knowledge and skills up to date.]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/access-devcon-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d03a6440e74dbec401a04e</guid><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:09:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d02f3_9cbb0452bc134130a8bbff5e9f1ddc12~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karl Donaubauer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[List of Access Bug Fixes in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every few months, Microsoft publishes a list of bug fixes made for Access. In this article, we collect the fixes throughout the year and link to the details.]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/list-of-access-bug-fixes-in-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699716d44c11d313e897ff3f</guid><category><![CDATA[Bugs]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:17:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d02f3_239138f27da04cc68a3a2088d73a0d80~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karl Donaubauer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Access User Groups 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A list of known Access User Groups with new groups, changes to existing groups, with links and dates updated for 2026!]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/access-user-groups-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697e7e68afd4a3da35102799</guid><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:33:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34385a_0489721c42fc40be9a7435d553e7a23d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>George Hepworth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Access Conferences in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[So far, we know of 5 Access conferences in 2026. Four in Europe, one in the USA. Four on-site events, one online.]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/access-conferences-in-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69665ff6f1ba376a5bbf5157</guid><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:19:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d02f3_e9ccee57aa5345879f0b55d70a88d551~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karl Donaubauer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Query Reference to Remote Database Fails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Currently, there are errors with queries/SQL that refer to remote databases. Is it the intended security feature or a bug?]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/query-reference-to-remote-database-fails</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694314eb7639ba768f0b9562</guid><category><![CDATA[Bugs]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:04:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d02f3_9c59b3e718154016a544b31166e30e25~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karl Donaubauer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Access Versions are Developers Using in 2025?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are some survey results from recent conferences so you can see how your personal usage and expectations differ from them.]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/what-access-versions-are-developers-using-in-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692894cd3d5a505dca02758c</guid><category><![CDATA[Findings]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:32:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d02f3_77ce630b54c346168dc9c0ee2b2c75a4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karl Donaubauer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deprecation of IE Browser Control]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft informed us that the old IE web browser control will be phased out in 2026, 3 years earlier than expected. Let us know if you have a problem with this!]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/deprecation-of-ie-browser-control</link><guid isPermaLink="false">690b57a696a2942ab278ec7f</guid><category><![CDATA[Findings]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:18:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d02f3_c5f6b3b29a8d4a2ca95627ce4b8dac09~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AFo Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft's Plans for Access Oct '25 – March '26]]></title><description><![CDATA[At AEK27, Microsoft's Access team informed us about its current work and plans. Here is the technical work plan for the coming months.]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/microsoft-s-plans-for-access-oct-25-march-26</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69048a6e52e873f69d325e4b</guid><category><![CDATA[Features]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:11:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d02f3_89c9c58f46c148bea43145aa52a0c039~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karl Donaubauer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Access as an ETL Orchestrator: From SAP Exports to Azure SQL]]></title><description><![CDATA[This showcase demonstrates how Microsoft Access can act as an ETL/ELT orchestrator between ERP exports and Azure SQL. Access/VBA handles scheduling, retries, logging, and a simple UI, while heavy transforms run in T-SQL. ]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/access-as-an-etl-orchestrator-from-sap-exports-to-azure-sql</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68dbcd6b8e2925ce2cb3b55c</guid><category><![CDATA[Showcase]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:57:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/371a4e_0a16026eacd84905b25ee83dda9c2235~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria Barnes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Features, Bugs, Changes – Sep 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[This month: the 100th AFo article, a major update to VBA, roadmap delays, support cycle reminder, conferences, and more]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/features-bugs-changes-sep-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68da71f9623250c45f5e1e98</guid><category><![CDATA[Features]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bugs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Findings]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:41:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d02f3_fe36ea15d22e4dcc9917717c43d8a875~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_402,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karl Donaubauer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[VBScript goes away – Our code will stay]]></title><description><![CDATA[VBScript Regular Expression are replicated in VBA and a lot of FUD over the VBScript deprecation is resolved.]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/vbscript-goes-away-our-code-will-stay</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d52b21964c34d74a1d160e</guid><category><![CDATA[Features]]></category><category><![CDATA[Findings]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 18:46:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cebf7e_ab4cb6646b2143aeaa6de056d2897f17~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Philipp Stiefel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AEK 27 – Forever Young]]></title><description><![CDATA[We expect a full house with more than 100 participants at the German Access Developers Conference AEK27 in mid-October. New features, Microsoft, AI, SQL Server 2025... some background information.]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/aek-27-forever-young</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c41cfc65c4abb322da80f9</guid><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d02f3_b7444ddcadc64052ad4c26f3d855a6e4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karl Donaubauer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bugs, Features, Changes – Aug 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this overview article, we inform you about (mostly minor) bugs, changes and new features for Access in July and August. 1.   Bug:...]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/bugs-features-changes-aug-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68adc4936e26accbc6ccc4c3</guid><category><![CDATA[Bugs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Features]]></category><category><![CDATA[Findings]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:06:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d02f3_190bae9a84904fd786886d9842199f54~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colin Riddington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Application Manages Quotes in the Construction Industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Showcase article is about a Microsoft Access solution that integrates a lot of technologies to handle the offer process in the German construction industry.]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/an-application-manages-quotations-in-the-construction-industry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a4746d85b8b114f080b705</guid><category><![CDATA[Showcase]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:33:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d02f3_98c3b4929ec745d6bba66bdb1039fcf5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karl Donaubauer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wizard ActiveXs are Broken in 32 Bit (Fixed)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In current 32 bit versions of Access some wizards that use ActiveX controls display error messages and don't work correctly.]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/wizard-activexs-are-broken-in-32-bit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689a643bed262ca1eee407a1</guid><category><![CDATA[Bugs]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:44:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d02f3_ee88f8508f3b486094ccf634fab0e658~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_402,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karl Donaubauer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discussion Platforms for Access]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are currently some negative changes taking place in the Access forums. Here we report on which forums we use and describe them to help you find your way around.]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/discussion-platforms-for-access</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68796369092f8fbdfb9f3ec6</guid><category><![CDATA[Findings]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:14:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d02f3_fa2c76bea1654e84b5e2efe4f370f560~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>AFo Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Access MVPs 2025-2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The annual (re)nomination round of Microsoft MVPs  (Most Valuable Professionals) happened on July 10. MVPs are independent expert users...]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/microsoft-access-mvps-2025-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6874f61397051c95031bde4c</guid><category><![CDATA[Findings]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:44:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d02f3_1722bcc852494b129665793bb8210d51~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karl Donaubauer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Hybrid Application Manages Juries]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Showcase article is about a Microsoft Access solution that is used for efficient jury management in many counties of Arkansas.]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/a-hybrid-application-manages-juries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68643726f5ef6aa514700b47</guid><category><![CDATA[Showcase]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:20:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d02f3_0749886c674a4af2b47ec87a68360f0a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>George Hepworth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bugs, Features, Changes – June 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[This month, the focus is on M365 update channels and their use, a Preview bug and planned changes. Plus, Roadmap delays, Microsoft's forum changes and more.]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/bugs-features-changes-june-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685810d11b565fd30597126c</guid><category><![CDATA[Bugs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Findings]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:20:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d02f3_78b7d47186204acebf95f003ad4852aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karl Donaubauer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using Microsoft Graph in VBA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discover why the ability to use Microsoft Graph from VBA is important and find out what steps are necessary to connect to the data. Explore the different resources accessible in the API. Learn about an important tool available for VBA developers and how to see this in action.]]></description><link>https://www.accessforever.org/post/using-microsoft-graph-in-vba</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684c5e59b9c483ed6ad00ed9</guid><category><![CDATA[Findings]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/371a4e_a32ba0283a16424281c206cbe5fa3513~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria Barnes</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>