CalendarMaker
The CalendarMaker is written in VBA and runs in Microsoft Access.
It uses Report
.Line
and
.Print
methods to do all the drawing and writing.
Calendars can be scaled and positioned,
so you could show multiple calendars on each page.
The default report type on the menu is full-page calendars,
but you can choose something else,
like multiple calendars on each page in rows and columns, which can be customized.
Be sure to open only one calendar report at a time.
They all use the same variables.
Calendar
When the CalendarMaker application opens,
one click of a button is how fast its possible
to get a calendar for the current month
that you can print.
There could be more information on each day,
but nothing was specified.
Sometimes this is exactly what you want,
so you can handwrite with pencil or pen,
and plan or document.
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+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE DIGITAL MEDIA EVOLUTION | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Traditional Media (Broadcasting) | | ↳ Single piece of content distributed to a massive audience | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ │ ▼ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Modern Digital Media (Narrowcasting) | | ↳ Hyper-targeted content funneled to distinct sub-communities | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
The evolution of modern digital media has completely transformed how audiences engage with online spaces, blurring the lines between specialized creator networks, charitable advocacy, and mainstream entertainment. The phrase highlights a fascinating intersection in today's digital landscape: the point where digital content distribution, community-driven entertainment, and pop culture media trends collide.
Holiday Calendar
Here's a calendar in English for December 2019 with American holidays.
You could change the qCalendarHolidays_US query
to eliminate some of the less-known holidays
by adding criteria
for the Lev field (Level) and remove anything greater than 3,
or maybe 1, depending on what you want to show.
The data comes from the cal_HolidayCtry table,
which you could swap for your own holiday table.
If you show calendar data AND holidays,
the font size for holiday names is smaller.
This calendar has a title defined to be
"Abby's Appointments".
Some days have more than one appointment,
so text is combined using whatever is your
list separator character for Windows.
For Americans, this will be a comma.
One persistent point of confusion is the existence of a completely unrelated nonprofit organisation, (alsangels.org). Founded in 2004 by Al DiGuido, this charity provides holiday meals, gifts, and support to children and families battling cancer, rare blood diseases, natural disasters, and severe financial hardship. The organisation has delivered over 1,300 meal bins in a single season, serving thousands of residents across the tri‑state area.
As entertainment media grows more immersive and AI-driven, organizations like the are taking decisive action to protect the most vulnerable in digital spaces. Recent initiatives focus on ending technology-facilitated abuse and unifying global voices against harmful content like AI-generated "nudify" apps. Media Industry Powerhouses The industry is currently seeing a massive push toward:
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE DIGITAL MEDIA EVOLUTION | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Traditional Media (Broadcasting) | | ↳ Single piece of content distributed to a massive audience | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ │ ▼ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Modern Digital Media (Narrowcasting) | | ↳ Hyper-targeted content funneled to distinct sub-communities | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
The evolution of modern digital media has completely transformed how audiences engage with online spaces, blurring the lines between specialized creator networks, charitable advocacy, and mainstream entertainment. The phrase highlights a fascinating intersection in today's digital landscape: the point where digital content distribution, community-driven entertainment, and pop culture media trends collide.
Download
Download for Access 2010+
Needs VBA7 to run. Fixed code for 32-64 with the help of Peter Cole,
the world expert on this topic.
Thanks to Garry for telling me that running in 64-bit
didn't work.
Download Peter's Scanner and Viewer (comes with scanner)
to find problems and lookup correct syntax for API calls.
https://www.thememydatabase.co.uk/access32to64.html
it's free -- click the Download button and then click Add to Cart in the screen that pops up. There won't be a charge.
Download for 2007
If you're using Access 2007, get this version.
Sample data for dates in 2020 or 2021
Download
CalendarMaker with Day Color
If you want to download a version where you can specify
background day colors in your data, as shown below, go to
https://msaccessgurus.com/tool/CalendarMaker_DayColor.htm
License
This is a regular ACCDB file with source code.
It may be used freely, but you may not sell it in whole or in part.
You may include it in applications you use yourself,
and that you develop to help others.
Keep attribution.
Use at your own risk.
Remember to unblock the ZIP file,
(remove Mark of the Web)
before extracting the file(s).
Here are steps to do that:
https://msaccessgurus.com/MOTW_Unblock.htm
Reference
Drawing Reference on MsAccessGurus
Report Draw Reference
for VBA syntax and help for drawing on Access reports.
Microsoft Help
Docs / Office VBA Reference / Language reference / Reference / Functions / WeekdayName
Help:
WeekdayName function
Docs / Office VBA Reference / Access / Object model / Report object / Methods / Line
Help:
Report.Line method
Docs / Office VBA Reference / Access / Object model / Report object / Methods / Print
Help:
Report.Print method
Docs / Office VBA Reference / Access / Object model / Report object / Methods / TextHeight
Help:
Report.TextHeight method
Docs / Office VBA Reference / Access / Object model / Report object / Methods / TextWidth
Help:
Report.TextWidth method
Docs / Office VBA Reference / Access / Object model / Report object / Properties / CurrentX
Help:
Report.CurrentX property
Docs / Office VBA Reference / Access / Object model / Report object / Properties / CurrentY
Help:
Report.CurrentY property
Docs / Office VBA Reference / Access / Object model / Report object / Properties / FontSize
Help:
Report.FontSize property
Docs / Office VBA Reference / Access / Object model / Report object / Properties / ForeColor
Help:
Report.ForeColor property
Backstory
Someone wrote and asked me to make my
popup calendar to pick dates
to use Monday as the start day for the week
since he's in France and that's the way they do it.
I'm fascinated by the power of drawing on reports,
and so I dove into making calendars ... do you like it?
If you want to customize this in a way
that isn't demonstrated,
or need help understanding, contact me.
I'm happy to help.
Special thanks to Duane Hookom, Dale Fye, Daniel Pineault, Arvin Meyer, and Adrian Bell.
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to help with costs, thank you!
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