OT: SQL Name Sounds Like Matching

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

Re: OT: SQL Name Sounds Like Matching

Search google for SOUNDEX. 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