Re: finding matches of typos

2008-01-24 Thread Dinner
On Jan 24, 2008 4:24 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > thanks for the offer, but I ended up getting the app working using the > n-gram method. Sure you did. ;] That was some cool stuff tho... isn't math like, rock'n? -- There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of w

Re: finding matches of typos

2008-01-24 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
thanks for the offer, but I ended up getting the app working using the n-gram method. On Jan 24, 2008 2:05 PM, Paul Vernon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've looked into Soundex, but it doesn't quite cut it.it seems > > more for matching 1 word names and if they're transversed "Coffee > > Bro

Re: finding matches of typos

2008-01-24 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
actually, I found a pretty easy way of doing it. The algorithm is called n-gram and it takes but a few lines of code to implement. On Jan 24, 2008 11:10 AM, Dinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It will drive you mad trying, Zaph. > > I give grammar checkers mad props. > > -- > Sport is imposing o

RE: finding matches of typos

2008-01-24 Thread Paul Vernon
> I've looked into Soundex, but it doesn't quite cut it.it seems > more for matching 1 word names and if they're transversed "Coffee > Brothers", it won't recognize it. You mean like this? http://www.newmediadevelopment.net/site_search_results.cfm?criteria=Brohters+Coffee&submit=Go Verity ha

Re: finding matches of typos

2008-01-24 Thread Dinner
It will drive you mad trying, Zaph. I give grammar checkers mad props. -- Sport is imposing order on what was chaos. Anthony Starr On Jan 24, 2008 8:15 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I"m trying to tweak my document management system so that typos are > eliminated. Ideall