ELiedeker
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Hello! I'm a retired programmer with background mostly in client/server PC/Unix, Oracle programming. I had some experience with Access as a programmer in a limited fashion when I used it to create a front end reporting tool with some canned reports to show emergency room data imported from Oracle. The data visualization tools and straightforward UI worked well for our customers in the medical field.
More recently, I'm using it in the more traditional way, which is totally different than my prior experience. Recently I created a supplies database for our housecleaning business, which is working pretty awesome. And now I'm creating a similar database to help me track food inventory at home, which helps me with my curbside ordering. Go ahead, laugh. Maybe I'm looking for excuses to program, but I finally used my food database for the first time last night and I swear it saved me at least an hour. Did I spend several hours to save myself an hour every week? Yes, but way more interesting hours!!
Anyway, I've used this forum numerous times because oftentimes the problem I was running into has already been addressed, but not always. I miss the old days when I could wander out into the hallway and consult with a fellow programmer. So here I am!
More recently, I'm using it in the more traditional way, which is totally different than my prior experience. Recently I created a supplies database for our housecleaning business, which is working pretty awesome. And now I'm creating a similar database to help me track food inventory at home, which helps me with my curbside ordering. Go ahead, laugh. Maybe I'm looking for excuses to program, but I finally used my food database for the first time last night and I swear it saved me at least an hour. Did I spend several hours to save myself an hour every week? Yes, but way more interesting hours!!
Anyway, I've used this forum numerous times because oftentimes the problem I was running into has already been addressed, but not always. I miss the old days when I could wander out into the hallway and consult with a fellow programmer. So here I am!