I agree with Bob entirely on the subject of database vs. text document. Searching, sorting, cross referencing to genera and even species, that all cries out for a relational database -- or a spreadsheet with multiple tables. Jim Shields At 03:04 PM 10/24/2003 -0700, you wrote: >Although it sounds like a good idea, it could be very unwieldy without >creating some sort of database. I have a list of references for the Iris >encyclopedia I am working on that is over a thousand entries and that is >but one genus. The other problem is Floras and such are going to contain >many Genera. Would you create a huge list of Genera and species mentioned? >It seems one would have to create some sort of guidlines. >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA Member of INTERNATIONAL CLIVIA CO-OP