Marie;
A late answer; but here goes.
Forget Access if you are thinking along those lines go with FoxPro,
You might want to try this as a text file. It is easy to setup, it is easy to understand. It works very well for gathering information. If your code is basically insert insert insert a text file will work well for you. If your code is insert select update stick with MySQL

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