Nick_to_First.prg

2006-09-14 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
Hey - -- - Anybody have or know of a source of Nicknames and their Formal name targets? IOW: Bob = Robert Bobby = Robert Joe = Joseph Babs = Barbara I am back in the business of doing a biggish data conversion, and I'd like to find a way to compare multiple name entries. Ken

Re: Nick_to_First.prg

2006-09-14 Thread MB Software Solutions
Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh wrote: Babs = Barbara Well, I'm called that one, but I'm not a Barbara! ;-) -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!

Re: Nick_to_First.prg

2006-09-14 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Sep 14, 2006, at 2:33 PM, MB Software Solutions wrote: Babs = Barbara Well, I'm called that one, but I'm not a Barbara! ;-) So says who? ;=} ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance:

Re: Nick_to_First.prg

2006-09-14 Thread Michael Madigan
Ken, in rare exceptions this doesn't work. My friend named his kid Jack and it isn't short for john. His birth certificate says jack. --- Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey - -- - Anybody have or know of a source of Nicknames and their Formal name targets? IOW: Bob =

Re: Nick_to_First.prg

2006-09-14 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Sep 14, 2006, at 3:22 PM, Michael Madigan wrote: Ken, in rare exceptions this doesn't work. My friend named his kid Jack and it isn't short for john. His birth certificate says jack. I am not using it for direct conversions -- I should have said that. I won't convert Jack Johnson to

Re: Nick_to_First.prg

2006-09-14 Thread Garrett Fitzgerald
On 9/14/06, Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I intend to use it for comparisons -- I have a bunch of names, some are self-entered from the Web, others by client staff. I am trying to de-dup them. IOW, I can use this comparison of names and nicknames to find a possible match: Mike

RE: Nick_to_First.prg

2006-09-14 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
://www.geocities.com/vbierschwale/  -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Garrett Fitzgerald Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 5:07 PM To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Re: Nick_to_First.prg On 9/14/06, Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I intend to use

Re: Nick_to_First.prg

2006-09-14 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Sep 14, 2006, at 5:07 PM, Garrett Fitzgerald wrote: Or, you could send it to a mail house *cough cough* that has dedicated merge-purge software to find dups... Ahem, ahem -- I suppose, but (as usual) I am oversimplifying the task at hand (so as not to bore y'all with minutia). So, ahem,