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Re: Fuzzy string matching?




Hi James--

You might try looking at the SOUNDEX function(?) in SQL.

SELECT * FROM CUSTMAST WHERE SOUNDEX(LASTNAME) = SOUNDEX(<search-argument>)



>date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 16:34:38
>from: jamesl@xxxxxxxxxxx
>subject: Fuzzy string matching?
>
>Would anybody happen to know where I might find a "fuzzy" string match
>
>algorithm that either is, or can be, implemented in ILE C or ILE RPG?
>Something
>that could recognize slightly misspelled
>words?

>--
>J.Lampert

Terry Richardson
Vermont Information Processing, Inc.
terry@xxxxxxxxxx

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