[AccessD] To the newer members

Jim Lawrence accessd at shaw.ca
Thu Mar 15 00:23:31 CDT 2007


Hi Kathryn (past webmaster)

Great collaborative effort; you guys have done really well.

Jim 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Kathryn Bassett
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 2:42 PM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [AccessD] To the newer members

It's been a while since I've had a need to post to the AccessD list. But I
just used something in one of my databases that reminded me just how much
help this list was to me while I was learning to use Access. Unlike many of
the people on this list, I am not a database developer, just someone who
needs results from my own data. But even though I came to this list with
absolutely no knowledge of relational databases, I was given plenty of
expert help. 

In particular, there was a database that I was working on to help me provide
relatively live information on a 100 mile endurance race. In about a 5 year
span it became more and more refined, in part because some of the experts
actually wrote bits of code for me to incorporate, simply because I couldn't
figure out how to do it myself. I won't name names for fear of leaving
someone out, but they are major players here on the list. Another ham radio
operator involved with the race was developing a checkpoint communications
program, also in Access. Last year before the race, he combined what I (and
AccessD) had done through the years, with his work, and as a result, in 2006
the AC100 Finish Line website http://www.ac100.com/finish/ now posts live
results updated every 5 minutes, with splits showing for all the
checkpoints. This is the first Ultra Marathon (at least in the US) that has
been able to accomplish this. This would not have happened if it had not
been for all the help !
I was given in my newbie years by the members of this list.

So, if you, as a new member of the list, are not getting the help you need,
it is probably because you are lurking and not asking for help. I want to
encourage you to not be afraid to jump right in - in addition to the help,
you may find yourself making many long time friends.

--
Kathryn Rhinehart Bassett (Pasadena CA)
"Genealogy is my bag" "GH is my soap"
kathryn at bassett.net
http://bassett.net   

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