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Re: Phonetic Check functionality coded in SQL

From: Alan D. Mills <alanm_at_uk.europe.mcd.mot.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:07:33 -0000
Message-ID: <71n661$qvk$1@schbbs.mot.com>


use the SOUNDEX function in SQL*Plus

i.e. SELECT 1 FROM DUAL
WHERE SOUNDEX('SMITH') = SOUNDEX('SMYTHE'); will return a record.
--
Alan D. Mills

R Smits wrote in message <363f009f.16778466_at_200.100.100.1>...
>Does anyone has suggestions on how to code a 'phonetic check' in SQL?
>'Phonetic check' functionallity produces a list of names (length of
>list given) that resemble a given name.
>
>Rob Smits
Received on Tue Nov 03 1998 - 09:07:33 CST

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