[AccessD] Access Development Future

[Kathryn Bassett]

David, I never used Access for anything commercial, just personal use. This group was extremely helpful to me putting together a DB for keeping track of runners during a 100 mile endurance race. Another person independantly put together a DB for his particular checkpoint. Eventually we married the two together, and it slowly developed into something that is now used to see live stats on the website - https://ac100.com/2026-results - after the "marriage" I was no longer part of it, but I'm proud of my part in the beginning and so very thankful to the list for getting me there. 

I'm still using Access for a few personal things. On https://www.muir63.org the missing and found pdf's are generated from my DB, I keep track of all the alumni contact info, who attended which year's reunion (we had 53 attendees this year), and other stats of importance.

I also have a Books database where I keep track of books I've read or want to read. I have a travel diary in Access, and when my husband was alive, we used it for a key identification system (some locksmiths keep a copy of keys they did for individuals; as a backup). I have a "collections" DB for my friend's manuscript collection in her genealogy library - just the collections, not yet the actual books. 

No longer active I had the membership of the California Checker Club - contact info along with description of Checkers owned and their VIN numbers and license plates. Eventually became absorbed into the national club. I also had a couple other DBs that are no longer active for various reasons.

Kathryn Bassett - one of the original stock owners of DBA.

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> On Sun, Oct 25, 2026 at 2:26 PM David Emerson <newsgrps at dalyn.co.nz> wrote:
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> > Greetings Listers,
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> > All has been quiet on the Access front.
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> > I am interested on how many of us are still supporting Access applications?
> > Has AI made a major difference to existing client databases or is
> > there still a niche for our work in smaller businesses that don't have
> > the funds to take advantage of the latest technologies?
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> > Regards
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> > David Emerson
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> > Dalyn Software Ltd
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> > Adelaide, Australia
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