Iris Database


Tom Little wrote:

> > Absolutely! Chris (I think) suggested this early on in the history of the
> > list. It would be truly wonderful to have the checklist data on CD-ROM
> > (as a true database, not just the text). It would also be a lot of work:
> > simple scanning would not do it, because the information in each entry
> > would have to be intelligently assigned to database fields. But the
> > payoff for iris research and breeding would be tremendous.
> > 

Chris Hollinshead writes:

Yes, that was me. 
Now I believe the saying in the movie "Field of Dreams" was this... build 
it and they will come... 

Well, I have already developed a prototype true relational database 
based on the information in AIS iris checklists. Besides designing it I 
have entered a small amount of data into it to check the functionality and 
it is awesome, even in the prototype stage. It could truly be a powerful 
tool with more data entry. 
A LARGE task though to enter all the records of the past registrations 
to make it complete. A project such as this would certainly have to be done in 
segments to make it doable. Do you have any particular "wants" in the 
fields that you think would be useful? 
Currently the fields are: UNIQUE ID#, VARIETY NAME, CATEGORY NAME, 
HYBRIDIZER NAME,INTRODUCTION DATE(YEAR),DESCRIPTION, GENEALOGY,NOTES AND 
PHOTOGRAPH   
Although not a great problem, I would also need to acquire a set of the 
checklists with any errors previously noted, corrected. I might try and 
do ayear or two to see how it works and get feedback from people(users) 
these would likely be recent years compilations. Let me know what you think. 
Got to go now.

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Chris Hollinshead e-mail: bu336@torfree.net
Mississauga, Ontario Canada
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