Any VB experts. Or Computer experts ? ? ?

[bloc]

What you need are algorhythms for chemical compounds translated to php for example - or Vb. Still a major task though.

[Thurnok]

Sorry... I almost overlooked this topic.. hehe

I really do not know anything about chemical compounds.  However, there are a number of ways to produce your information and it is mostly dependent on how much data there is.

If there are relatively few formulas to produce a suitable output based on the input provided you might be able to get away with simply creating algorithms that produce values based on a lookup table.

No matter what you do, you will need to at least input "base" data that your output will be .. well.. based on.

In otherwords, you will have to manually store the unique items either in your program or a database (flat-file or relational).  Your algorithms will then have to produce either a unique lookup of a single item, or join from various items.  Either way, you will need to put the base items in there as I mentioned, so you are not going to be able to shortcut that process unless you simply get somebody else to do that part for you.  LOL

Anyhow, as to the question if it is possible, well, anything pretty much is possible.  The program logic you are looking for is relatively simple, no rocket science there other than knowing the formulas you use right now... manually on paper.. to produce any results.  Then as Bloc said, simply apply those formulas to the programming language of your choice.

I don't think you can go wrong with any programming language.  VB is fine, as is C(any flavor)/Delphi/etc.  Even php as long as your resultant application doesn't need to be a local one, or you have a php compiler.

[PhilH]

Your task could a daunting one depending on the number of organic compounds you want to list. The sheer number of compounds is  huge!

You might consider this as a presentation method.

Your project sounds like a great way to get students interested in both organic chemistry an computer science.

[Thurnok]

I looked at the link PhilH presented.  I guess there is a pretty huge list.  I would suggest you either tie into a list already hosted somewhere, or download a database or file of the items themselves.  That, or only take a subset.  Not sure your ultimate goal.