Dave, when the rose database started out in Cubits and was used largely by the members of the Rose Cubit, I didn't foresee the future possibility of a "search by characteristics" feature or of such a huge pool of database users.
http://garden.org/plants/group...
I have been using the "Comments" line (the bottom line of the rose-specific half of the form) to say whether the rose is a sport of another rose and/or is shade tolerant and/or thornless or almost thornless. Now that the general public is using the database, this is no longer a viable option. It's conceivable that people would search for shade-tolerant roses by checking the "Full sun to partial shade" box in "Sun Requirements," but no one would think of entering "thornless" in the "Comments" line to find the thornless roses.
Can we add two checkboxes named "Shade tolerant" and "Thornless or almost thornless" to the rose-specific portion of the data form, right below "Fragrance" and above "Hybridizer & year"?
Actually, I know that can be done, but here's the biggie: Thousands of rose entries have already been completed. Can the system be programmed to find "shade tolerant" in the comments line and add the appropriate checkmark to that category, and do the same for "thornless"? This procedure must not delete all of the information from the "Comments" line because the "sport" info is still valuable and shouldn't be lost.
If it can't be done, I can search for these things and do the "checkmarking" by hand, but I'm hoping it can be done more easily.
