Hiya Jem
If it's a one table database then it is a flat file, right, no
relational stuff?
If so, the person may as well be using a spreadsheet and/or saving
out tab or comma-separated text at intervals (the work of a moment)
which you could open in any spreadsheet -- OO, iWorks? -- or even as
a NisusWriter table! :D
Best regards
Geoffrey Heard
The Ad-Doctor-Online
http://www.ad-doctor-online.com