Store the soundex version of the word you are interested in, then create a unique index on that column. Consider a function-based index based on the soundex function. If each row potentially contains a variable number of words of interest, you could create a child table. The possibilities are endless.
Dennis Williams DBA, 80%OCP, 100% DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 11:30 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L one that is already written to find duplicates. like I stated earlier. you have to write quite a bit of logic into the SOUNDEX function to make it tell the difference between 301 Fof Lane 301 Faf Lane > > From: "Seefelt, Beth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2003/06/09 Mon AM 11:04:53 EDT > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: RE: anyone have any soundex scripts? > > > What advanced functionality are you looking for? > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 10:29 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > yes, Im familiar with that function. but you have to write a soundex > algorithm in order to get advanced functionality. I wouldnt even know > where to start with something like that. > > Im hoping there is one on the web some where. > > > > From: "Seefelt, Beth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2003/06/09 Mon AM 09:59:43 EDT > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: anyone have any soundex scripts? > > > > > > There is a SOUNDEX sql function. Check tahiti.oracle.com for info. > > > > HTH. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 8:49 AM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > I was on a project a few years ago where we used a soundex algorithm > to > > determine and eliminte duplicate data. > > > > For example we would have: > > > > 301 Fairfield Lane > > 301 Faerfield Lane > > > > Notice the typo? The soundex algorithm caught it. Unfortunately I > forgot > > to grab a copy before I left. 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