Web-accessible database
for Neurosurgeons: the database of functional neurosurgery targets
G Narenthiran, Slavin K, G Ganesalingam,
Department of Neurosurgery, Hope Hospital, Salford, Manchester, UK
E-mail: g_narenthiran@hotmail.com
The aim was to establish
a database of functional neurosurgery targets used by different functional
neurosurgeons on the World Wide Web (web). We created a database
using ‘FileMaker Pro 6 Unlimited’ on a Desk-top computer
running ‘Windows XP Professional’ operating system; 2Ghz
Pentium 4 Processor; 512Mb RAM. The database contains 25 fields.
We obtained a broadband Internet line with a static IP address (81.137.249.16)
from ‘British Telecom’. We published the database on
the world wide web with the help of the ‘Web plug-in’ provided
with the FileMaker Pro 6 Unlimited. The database is accessible on
the web at http:// 81.137.249.16 . This database system was set-up
without help from professional Information Technology personnel.
FileMaker Pro 6 Unlimited provides a means of setting up web-based
databases which could be utilised for multi-instituitional data collection.