Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

Hi Paul, [comments below inline] On 3/19/07, Paul Novitski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 3/19/2007 07:17 PM, Leonard Burton wrote: >What my case is that I have came across a list of names that I need to >use and all of the names were in caps. From there anything is a step >in the right directi

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

On 3/24/07, Paul Novitski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 3/23/2007 07:27 PM, Richard Lynch wrote: > > In this case, the OP has an existing list of names he wants to > > de-capitalize, not an ongoing stream of new names from people who > > might be trained. > >The solution remains: > >Hire a human.

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

At 3/23/2007 07:27 PM, Richard Lynch wrote: > In this case, the OP has an existing list of names he wants to > de-capitalize, not an ongoing stream of new names from people who > might be trained. The solution remains: Hire a human. The computer will never get accurate enough. The exception m

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

On Fri, March 23, 2007 1:03 pm, Paul Novitski wrote: > At 3/21/2007 04:57 AM, Shafiq Rehman wrote: >>Some problems are universal and we cannot fix them in computer >> science. I >>think it's better to educate/guide your visitors about such names >> that they >>write in correct capitalization > > >

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

At 3/21/2007 04:57 AM, Shafiq Rehman wrote: Some problems are universal and we cannot fix them in computer science. I think it's better to educate/guide your visitors about such names that they write in correct capitalization In this case, the OP has an existing list of names he wants to de-c

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

Hi, Some problems are universal and we cannot fix them in computer science. I think it's better to educate/guide your visitors about such names that they write in correct capitalization Regards -- Shafiq Rehman (ZCE) http://phpgurru.com | http://shafiq.pk On 3/21/07, Tijnema ! <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

On 3/21/07, Richard Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tue, March 20, 2007 8:41 am, Tijnema ! wrote: > What's against just capitalizing the first letter? > > Of course there exists a lot of different combinations where a capital > letter should be, but if names are coming in like MCDONALD or > m

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

On Tue, March 20, 2007 8:41 am, Tijnema ! wrote: > What's against just capitalizing the first letter? > > Of course there exists a lot of different combinations where a capital > letter should be, but if names are coming in like MCDONALD or > mcdonald, a user would be happy if he sees Mcdonald. Yo

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

On Tue, March 20, 2007 5:41 am, Satyam wrote: >> JOSE DE LA ROSA => Jose De La Rosa >> FRANK DE BOER => Frank de Boer >> >> this actual example may not be valid > > Indeed, it is not. The correct capitalization is José de la Rosa. At > least > in Spanish the rules are quite simple, unless someone

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

uot; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PHP" Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization > Leonard Burton wrote: >> HI Chris, >> >>> Here is one option. Make a long list (array) of search/replace pairs and >>> loop through

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

- Original Message - From: "Jochem Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Leonard Burton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Chris W. Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PHP" Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] Name Capitalizatio

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

Leonard Burton wrote: > HI Chris, > >> Here is one option. Make a long list (array) of search/replace pairs and >> loop through your text replacing as necessary. >> >> 'mcdonald' => 'McDonald' >> 'mcdowell' => 'McDowell' >> 'o\'reilly' => 'O\'Reilly' >> 'de la rosa' => 'De La Rosa' >> etc ad nause

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

At 3/19/2007 07:17 PM, Leonard Burton wrote: What my case is that I have came across a list of names that I need to use and all of the names were in caps. From there anything is a step in the right direction. As you know, anytime you parse anything in bulk there will be exceptions to the rule.

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

HI Paul, Thanks for the reply. Applying capitalization rules to names by itself is easy. What defeats the effort is that there are no consistent rules for name capitalization, only inconsistent ones. What my case is that I have came across a list of names that I need to use and all of the na

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

Applying capitalization rules to names by itself is easy. What defeats the effort is that there are no consistent rules for name capitalization, only inconsistent ones. MacDonald and Macdonald are both common and are both correct. de la Rosa, De la Rosa, De La Rosa, Delarosa. Van der Berg,

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

On Mon, March 19, 2007 12:24 pm, Leonard Burton wrote: > Oops, I messed this request up. > > It should have read: > > For instance, McDonald needs to remain that way even if it comes in as > MCDONALD, or mcdonald. You're wrong. You're wrong, because for some people, it is NOT capitalized McDonal

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

On Mon, March 19, 2007 11:22 am, Leonard Burton wrote: > Does anyone use a library to properly capitalize last names? > > For instance, McDonald needs to remain that way even if it comes in as > MACDONALD, or macdonald. > > Of course I can write it on my own but would prefer not to reinvent > the w

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

On 3/19/07 12:24 PM, Leonard Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, nothing is a "perfect solution" but anything is better than nothing. > > Guys, Thanks for the replies and the link to the recent thread, even > though that didn't discuss any solutions to the problem I am asking > about (other

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

On Mon, 2007-03-19 at 15:33 -0400, Leonard Burton wrote: > > This project shouldn't be that hard as there are probably only 10 to > 15 rules for names. Ummm, April 1st is still almost 3 weeks away. Cheers, Rob. -- .. | InterJinn Applica

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

HI Chris, Here is one option. Make a long list (array) of search/replace pairs and loop through your text replacing as necessary. 'mcdonald' => 'McDonald' 'mcdowell' => 'McDowell' 'o\'reilly' => 'O\'Reilly' 'de la rosa' => 'De La Rosa' etc ad nauseum... I think the better solution would be so

RE: [PHP] Name Capitalization

On Monday, March 19, 2007 10:24 AM Leonard Burton said: > For instance, McDonald needs to remain that way even if it comes in as > MCDONALD, or mcdonald. [snip] > Yeah, nothing is a "perfect solution" but anything is better than > nothing. That's probably true when you'

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

Leonard Burton wrote: > HI All, > > Does anyone use a library to properly capitalize last names? > > For instance, McDonald needs to remain that way even if it comes in as > MACDONALD, or macdonald. for starters you'll have a hard time getting any routine to 'correct' the missing 'a' - e

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

Hello. You could use the ucfirst() function for most names: http://nl2.php.net/manual/en/function.ucfirst.php But that would make Mcdonald and not McDonalds Regards, Sander Poelwijk Leonard Burton wrote: HI All, Does anyone use a library to properly capitalize last names? For instance, M

Re: [PHP] Name Capitalization

On 3/19/07, Leonard Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: HI All, Does anyone use a library to properly capitalize last names? For instance, McDonald needs to remain that way even if it comes in as MACDONALD, or macdonald. Of course I can write it on my own but would prefer not to reinvent the whe