Re: Opinions on SOUNDEX function PLEASE !!!
Date: 1996/01/24
Message-ID: <james.lawrence.151.000CC5D9_at_epamail.epa.gov>#1/1
In article <4dmrtm$j70_at_karri.bs.wa.gov.au> Steve Corbett <stevec_at_fcs.wa.gov.au> writes:
>From: Steve Corbett <stevec_at_fcs.wa.gov.au>
>Subject: Opinions on SOUNDEX function PLEASE !!!
>Date: 19 Jan 1996 01:25:10 GMT
>For the third and final attempt....
>Anyone used the Oracle SOUNDEX function at all? with success?
>How good is it at phonetic matching?
>Is it better with English names than Asian names for instance?
>Did you end up writing your own?
I've used it with some success to try to eliminate duplicates. It is based on English so I'm sure it's better with English names. The algorithm is in one of Knuth's Art of Computer Programming books if you wish to see what it does. There are others as well.
Lawrence.......
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