Date:         Fri, 31 Mar 2000 13:57:25 GMT
Reply-To:     lbadiella@MY-DEJA.COM
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From:         lbadiella@MY-DEJA.COM
Organization: Deja.com - Before you buy.
Subject:      Re: Soundex codes

Hi all,

There is a function named SPELLDIS (If I am not wrong)
that computes distances between strings, I think you can declare
your own weights to define this distance. Maybe this is more useful
than soundex. I have used SPELLDIS to recode typed brand names to the
"correct" ones using also COMPRESS, INDEX and other string functions.

Hope this helps,

Llorenç Badiella
lbadiella@lacaixa.es

In article <s8e23d3d.005@10.1.114.34>,
Jack Hamilton <JackHamilton@FIRSTHEALTH.COM> wrote:
> There has been has been some discussion of Soundex, and some
alternatives to
> Soundex, over the past year. You might try looking in the archives.
>
> --
> JackHamilton@FirstHealth.com
> Development Manager, Technical Group
> METRICS Department, First Health
> West Sacramento, California USA
>
> >>> Michael Thomas <Michael.Thomas@EQUIFAX.COM> 03/28/2000 7:41 am
>>>
> Has anyone used the SOUNDEX function to compare strings of data?
>
> What I am thinking of doing is using that function to try to find all
of the
> different ways we code a company's name in our different systems....
or even
> company "our" data with external sources.
>
> I am sure this is not unique to our company and that, hopefully,
others have
> crossed this bridge.
>
> Michael
>


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