Yep. I added a table driven case statement just before the case 1 when I learned that

3M
3m
MMM
Mmm
mmm
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing
   "            "               Mfg

etc.

Were all the same customer.



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From: "Ray Wurlod" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: [email protected]
Subject: [U2] [UV] Custom Conversion
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 07:32:42 +1000

I've created a few over the years.

One handles casing in punctuated names with exceptions (MacDonald but Machin, ffolkes, etc.).
Another generates a number in words.
Yet another generates a military format date/time stamp.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [U2] [UV] Time Output Conversion
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:14:27 -0700

>
> Following this discussion about a special time conversion code, I've
> been wondering... Are many people writing custom conversion
> subroutines?  You know what I mean, the Uname subroutines?  It seems
> to me that with this we have access to create any conversion we can
> dream up - no matter how wacky - and by creating it as a Uname
> conversion it becomes just one more tool in the box instead of a
> one-off solution.
>
> So anyone care to weigh in on this topic?
>
> -Kevin
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