Re: Pedigree Analysis -- was Database for Tracking Irises

In a message dated 7/26/2004 5:53:53 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 
jijones@usjoneses.com writes: 
> Actually, it has been my intent all along to use the pedigree 
> information in the online checklists to feed a pedigree database and 
> search engine that could list parentage out some (selectable) number of 
> generations.
> 
> It would take some specialized programming and would be an intimidating 
> task.

Ancestry, Descendant, and Relationship Analysis isn't terribly daunting -- 
but  automating the collection of pedigree information from the electronic 
database would certainly be more that I'd want to tackle.


> Additionally there are some significant problems that would probably 
> require manual data entry to overcome: incorrect notations in 
> pedigrees, non-uniform formatting of entries, and worst of all - lack 
> of information in the '49 and '39 checklist entries.
> 
> Maybe it would just be better to manually enter all the data, I don't 
> know as I have not taken a serious look at it yet.. Heck, I am just now 
> startiin to farm out the '59 CL and the 2000-2002 R&Is for data entry 
> checking and tabulation.

Manual entry worked well for me, back in the '80s & early '90s, but that 
doesn't mean it's the best method today.  It depends on the specific talents of 
our volunteers.

Sharon McAllister

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