I think using a database table, like Pete suggested, is a decent
solution. The issues I was hoping to avoid were the tedious data
entry, quality assurance testing, and keeping it updated. That is why
I was hoping for something open-source or a professional product.
There are products that do this t
Why not write a package that does it? You even have a name for it- Peg!
>Does anyone know of code that can match formal names, such as
>"Michael" with their less formal equivalents, such as "Mike." I was
>starting to code this but stopped after realizing that there were
>thousands of these nicknam
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> From: Pete Ruckelshaus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 5:58 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: Re: Peg = Margaret name matching code
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> Why not just create two
2006 12:52 AM
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Subject: RE: Peg = Margaret name matching code
Mike, I think you're looking for a soundex
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundex), which does a "sounds like"
comparison. I know that Oracle and SQL Server support soundex in the
database - that might be the
Because then you have to enter pairs manually. He's looking for something
that's automated.
-Original Message-
From: Pete Ruckelshaus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 5:58 PM
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Subject: Re: Peg = Margaret name matching code
Why not just
87384.aspx
http://www.techonthenet.com/oracle/functions/soundex.php
Ashwin
www.sanmathi.org
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From: Mike Chabot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 8:44 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Peg = Margaret name matching code
Does anyone know of code that can match formal
Why not just create two database tables, one with id(int) and
formalname(varchar), the second with formalnameid(int) and
nickname(varchar) and populate starting with names from the URL you
mentioned, then bounce your names against that?
Pete
On 9/3/06, Mike Chabot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Doe
Does anyone know of code that can match formal names, such as
"Michael" with their less formal equivalents, such as "Mike." I was
starting to code this but stopped after realizing that there were
thousands of these nicknames. I am mainly interested in names, but
matching addresses abbreviation, suc
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