Throwback Thursday: August 7, 2025
We dive into the mysterious and wonderful world of the hidden Access WizHook object in today's edition of Throwback Thursday.
With over a million words scattered across more than 1,500 articles on this blog, you've probably missed a few things here.
That’s why each week in "Throwback Thursday," we’ll revisit some standout posts. Expect a blend of my personal favorites, insightful articles from other great minds, and a touch of coding humor to keep things light.
Highlights from NoLongerSet.com
WizHook: A Hidden Access Object With Intriguing Potential
Font-aware AutoFit of text and combo boxes, auto-bracketing of illegal field names, sorting an array of strings...the possibilities are finite!
Mike Wolfe
WizMsg(): A Simple Way to Create a MsgBox with Bold Text
Bold text in a Microsoft Access message box? It’s true. And it requires no API calls, no third-party libraries, and no arcane string syntax. Check out WizMsgBox!
Mike Wolfe
Sorting Arrays of Strings in Access with WizHook
No need to write your own array-sorting code from scratch. Use the SortStringArray method of Access’s hidden WizHook object instead!
Mike Wolfe
Wiz(): Never Forget to Set the WizHook Magic Key
This convenience function handles setting the WizHook Key property with the required magic value once per session.
Mike Wolfe
Wisdom from Around the Web
Wizhook
A detailed reference guide to the hidden, undocumented but very useful Access WizHook object and its members
Colin Riddington
Microsoft Access WizHook References
A list of all the best resources for the hidden and undocumented Microsoft Access WizHook object.
Mike Wolfe
Developer Humor
multigenerationalTechDebt
by u/Local-Measurement-90 in ProgrammerHumor
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