Re: Ingredient Database Update

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> Some other suggestions I've received are to have sections for

comments on

> usage (good & bad), a list/guide of common irritants, common

comedogenic

> ingredients, where to buy/where to buy cheapest prices.

It's extremely generous for you to take this project on, and it will

likely be of great benefit to those of us looking for the best

product. I don't think anyone would object to pacing it, starting off

with just the list of ingredients. Something to think about: adding

and maintaining lots of data on each product could be a drag, if not

a hardship.

> I've never designed an interactive form, but I am willing to find

> out how to

> do it so that this area can accept input.

The only kind of interactive forms I'm familiar with involve

relational databases, the one I've heard the most about on the Web is

mySQL. Is that what you're referring to? That could be a lot of work,

unless the site that houses the rosacea-support group (Yahoo, I

presume) has one of the 'wizard' type programs for php/mySQL. I would

guess they don't, but there may be other options or approaches that

would work.

What I originally envisioned were four individual html pages -- one

each for cleansers, moisturizers, foundations, and sunscreens -- each

listing products recommended by us all, alphabetically by company.

Not as elegant as a form but it wouldn't involve any server software.

But if the goal is to provide lots of information about each product,

then certainly a relational database is the way to go.

I have about a dozen products whose ingredients I could email to you,

whenever you're ready. I don't want to inundate your mailbox.

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD