I have a feeling I am going to be working on this one for a while... One of my more demanding clients is asking for a name matching solution on the cheap. What it needs to do is find where a name 'sounds like' another name, even if it is in another language (including Middle Eastern and Oriental names). In addition, I need to be able to eliminate false positives wherever possible, in order to come up with the most consise list of matches.
I really don't know where to start. SQL Server and Oracle both offer soundex support, which I suppose could be used to generate some values for comparisons. But I am not sure how this would work when different languages come into play. Does anyone have / know of any books / resources / advice on how to do this? M ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
