RE: COMP: Iris dbase

Hey Kris,

You can find it at http://www.janett.net  and click on downloads on the
lefthand navigation.  You'll see it as the 4th item in the list.  :)




~~ Janet ~~


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On Behalf Of Kris
Jensen
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 8:17 PM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: Re: [iris] COMP: Iris dbase


Janet, I've lost the link to the database program.  Could you post it
again?

thanks,

kris

Janet wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Just for some clarification....
>
>The Iris database is a runtime version of Filemaker.  What this means is
>that instead of each person having to go out and buy Filemaker, several
>files are bundled to make it work as if it is a full blown application.  It
>seals the code so that only the developer has it and that no one can go
into
>the different files and potentially do any harm to the database or to their
>computer.
>
>I've developed this version on a PC - although Filemaker is a cross
platform
>application, just like Microsoft office and various other programs, when
the
>runtime version is made, it must be completed in the platform that you are
>intending to use it.  Certain files like .dlls (dynamic linking libraries)
>and the like are more common on PCs and where as the on a macintosh many of
>those files are encapsulated.
>
>Once you have extracted the file, you simply click on the Iris Version
>2.4.EXE  This will open the database ready for data-entry.  The user
>interface is fairly friendly.
>
>
>
>Sorry Mike, I've run out of space to put more labels.  I really tried to
put
>it under, but I had looked at many references and ended up with these
>categories.  Although I recognize that some categories do overlap,
>(Laevagatas/Species) there were many times that I saw them cited
separately.
>I will try to get the MTBs in next time.  Then it will be a simple import
>and you can easily change the type in the list view.  The more I learn
about
>irises, the more the database gets developed.  So it will always be a work
>in progress.  I don't know if there are other databases like this out there
>that are free and as comprehensive.  I've put my passions together -
>organization, irises and computers.
>
>The numbering system is for your own seedlings.  Originally I thought I
>would follow the number convention of the registered iris, so you can
>emulate that system.  If you already have the registered number of an iris,
>then when you create the record, you'll be able to enter it.  Therefore I
>believe this covers all of the concerns for the seedlings as well as other
>irises that you end up having.  :D  I think you will like that feature.
>Although it may not be absolutely perfect, I did have to take into account
>how the registration for an iris occurs and also that various individuals
>will use  their own conventions for naming.  I tried to get a happy medium
>here.
>
>
>I hope this clarifies some of the stuff. If you have any questions, please
>don't hesitate to ask
>
>
>~~ Janet ~~
>
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