atomz.com has sound-alike searching, but I dont know about the multiple language thing. We use it on our site for free... http://www.childrensdayton.org/search.cfm Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer The Children's Medical Center One Children's Plaza Dayton, OH 45404 937-641-4293 http://www.childrensdayton.org [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3/27/2003 2:39:16 PM >>> I have a feeling I am going to be working on this one for a while... One of my more demanding clients is asking for a name matching solution on the cheap. What it needs to do is find where a name 'sounds like' another name, even if it is in another language (including Middle Eastern and Oriental names). In addition, I need to be able to eliminate false positives wherever possible, in order to come up with the most consise list of matches. I really don't know where to start. SQL Server and Oracle both offer soundex support, which I suppose could be used to generate some values for comparisons. But I am not sure how this would work when different languages come into play. Does anyone have / know of any books / resources / advice on how to do this? M ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
