Extending Microsoft Access solutions with managed code has traditionally been a challenge. Visual Studio Shared Add-ins have been available for some time; however, managing the details of releasing Access.exe after closing an Access application has been a challenge. Office Add-in .NET developer Derrick VanArnam has written an article about a SurfaceController object model that manages the release of Access form and report controls. Read Derrick's full article here.

Thanks for the tip, Derrick!

--Chris Downs