On Dec 28, 2009, at 11:28 AM, Lie Ryan wrote:
>
> I agree fuzzy searches is indispensable in certain cases, but from the way
> you're describing the issue, it appears that half of your "unsolved" problems
> comes due to the poor design of the database. I agree, that the other halves
> (e.g. typos, multiple names/addresses) are indeed unsolvable.
Your comments make some sense, but they do not work when it comes to real-world
data. Trust me, I've seen all kinds of data from all kinds of clients, and no
matter how well-designed and well-indexed your database is, the incoming data
is going to be a problem.
Shawn
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