The error read: “The Microsoft Access database engine cannot find the input table or query. Make sure it exists and that its name is spelled correctly.”

Carla finally found the hidden path: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54920 — the official page for “Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable.” She clicked “Download,” then selected (not the x64 version). The file size: 27.8 MB. Perfect.

Instead, the loading spinner spun once, then showed: “Dock 4 – Ready. Trucks waiting: 2.”

Frank was the retired developer who’d built the Scheduler in 2017 using 32-bit ActiveX controls. No one had the heart to rewrite it.

No error.

“Not recommended for them ,” she muttered, “but required for Frank’s masterpiece.”

She replied to the urgent email with three words: