Re: Anyone know about SOUNDEX?

From: Joe Lumbley <jlumbley_at_netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1993 15:34:10 GMT
Message-ID: <jlumbleyCG8Dwy.4x6_at_netcom.com>


Scott Parrish (parrish_at_riogrande.cs.tcu.edu) wrote:
: I am looking for any information on the SOUNDEX algorithm which
: phonetically matches alpha strings. In particular, I am interested
: in using SOUNDEX with UNIFY 2000 DBS or ACCELL IDS. I have been told
: that Oracle and Sybase have this built in.
 

: Any information would be welcome. Please E-Mail me since I don't
: normally read this group.
 

: Thanks,
: Scott (parrish_at_sabine.cs.tcu.edu)
 

: P.S. It doesn't have to be SOUNDEX, any algorithm that does something
: similar would be of interest.
 

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You might look at the Informix archives at mathcs.emory.edu, probably in pub/das13. Look around. I know there's some SOUNDEX code there for Informix.


jlumbley_at_netcom.com                              Joe Lumbley
                                                 Database Administrator
(214) 941-3417                                   The Tigon Corporation
(214) 733-8671 (work)                            Dallas, Texas

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jlumbley_at_netcom.com                              Joe Lumbley
                                                 Database Administrator
(214) 941-3417                                   The Tigon Corporation
(214) 733-8671 (work)                            Dallas, Texas

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