Date:         Wed, 6 Jun 2007 12:05:30 -0600
Reply-To:     Eugenio Grant <eugenio.grant@ipsos-ca.com>
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From:         Eugenio Grant <eugenio.grant@ipsos-ca.com>
Subject:      Finding Duplicate Names
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Hi:

I have a BIG database (45.000) records. It has a variable called "name" that
has the name of the company. I'm trying to do 2 things with it.

1. Identify (not eliminate) duplicate names.

2. Identify similar names, meaning not the same but a similar. For example
Time Warner Inc, and Time Warner might be the same.

Any ideas.

Regards,