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

finding matches of typos

2008-01-24 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
I"m trying to tweak my document management system so that typos are eliminated. Ideally, what I'd like to do is something similar to an auto suggest. So if the user types in "Brohters Coffee", it'll reply with "did you mean Brothers Coffee?" I've looked into Soundex, but it doesn't quite cut it.