Access Europe User Group - Wed 5 Feb: Using VBE_Extras add-in with Access (John Mallinson)

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The next Access Europe User Group meeting will be on Wednesday 5 Feb 2025 starting at 18:00 UK time (6PM UTC) and finishing by 19:30 (7.30PM).


I hope you will join us on Wed 5 Feb for this session. For local start times, please check https://www.worldtimebuddy.com

In this presentation, fellow UK developer, John Mallinson will demonstrate a selection of features from his VBE_Extras add-in.



The add-in works across all Office apps but the focus of the session will be on its use with Access:

Introduction
• What is VBE_Extras?
• Why VBE_Extras isn't the same as MZ-Tools … high level compare / contrast
• Brief history of VBE_Extras
• How to get VBE_Extras: https://www.thevbahelp.com/vbe-extras-download
• Licensing / offer

Demonstration - main commands / functionality of VBE_Extras:
• Immediate window: clear / go to start / go to end
• List declarations in this Procedure / Property … Module … Project
• Go to declaration for code at cursor
• References for code at cursor
• Go to previous code reference in this Project / Go to next code reference in this Project
• Highlighting
• Rename code at cursor
• Sub to run / Run Again
• History - Back / Forward
• Show History
• Module Picker
• Attributes
• Add Factory
• Full Screen
• Themes
• Compare Module / Project
• Version Control
• Update Project References
• Show All Members
• Special binding
• Add Enum from Type Library / Add a "GetEnumAsString()" Function

There will also be a chance for one lucky person to win a free copy of VBE_Extras during the session!

For more details about the topic and speaker together with connection details for the meeting, please visit https://www.isladogs.co.uk/aeu-36/ or https://accessusergroups.org/europe/...pe-2025-02-05/

Please also download and import this iCalendar (.ics) file to your calendar application e.g. Outlook.
Doing this will add a recurring event for the first Wed of each month at the correct time for your location/time zone.

The meeting will again be held on Zoom. When the time comes, you can connect using Join Zoom Meeting.
If you are asked, use: Meeting ID: 924 3129 5683 ; Passcode: 661210

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The video of John Mallinson's excellent presentation to the Access Europe User Group on his VBE_Extras Add-In is now available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JSvmGNualx0
A PDF of the presentation slides is also available to download from: https://www.isladogs.co.uk/aeu-36/
Enjoy!