hi dale At 07:19 1998/12/17 EST, you wrote: >Some time ago I mentioned that I wanted to build >a National Database of PD support groups for the >use of the PD Community. > >As an update I now think that I have the largest >database of PD Support Groups and the list grows >daily. The list contains 1935 groups with 300+ >additional names to add in. what a magnificent accomplishment, dale! the numbers you mention have brought sharply into focus the reason for the quandary i have been in in re the pwp events calendar at: <http://newww.com/cgi-bin/do_cal?c:pwpc> i have not been updating it since late summer and have only just understood why the calendar concept is a positive one but the scale of it is a potential minefield should it contain references to all meetings of all support groups? on a weekly or monthly basis? on a national or international basis? can it, considering the numbers involved? or should it contain only references to 'special' non-repeating events? how? the software that i have been using is limited in search-ability i.e. no searching by city or province or country but it is not specificially designed for this type of use and is a free facility on the wwweb comments, anyone? janet janet paterson - 51 now /41 dx /37 onset - almonte/ontario/canada [log in to unmask]