information, see http://www.upscene.com/go/?go=hopper
This release contains bugfixes and improvements, see
http://www.upscene.com/go/?go=newsid=20130603
Bugfixes include, but not limited to:
- possible data type not supported on specific (param) IS NULL constructor
in Firebird or InterBase
- (INSERT
I wish to join two tables on likeness, not equality, of character strings.
Soundex does not work. I am using the Levenstein edit distance, written in SQL,
a very costly test, and I am in no position to write it in C and link it to
MySQL--and joining on equality takes a fraction of a second, and
- Original Message -
From: h...@tbbs.net
I wish to join two tables on likeness, not equality, of character
strings. Soundex does not work. I am using the Levenstein edit
distance, written in SQL, a very costly test, and I am in no
position to write it in C and link it to MySQL--and
On 03.06.2013 17:29, h...@tbbs.net wrote:
I wish to join two tables on likeness, not equality, of character strings.
Soundex does not work. I am using the Levenstein edit distance, written in
SQL, a very costly test, and I am in no position to write it in C and link it
to MySQL--and joining
Soundex is the 'right' approach, but it needs improvement. So, find an
improvement, then do something like this...
Store the Soundex value in a column of its own, INDEX that column, and JOIN on
that column using =. Thus, ...
* You have spent the effort to convert to Soundex once, not on every
I will second Rick's approach and have implemented something very
similar for a client when soundex feel short of expectation. It
worked very well.
On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Rick James rja...@yahoo-inc.com wrote:
Soundex is the 'right' approach, but it needs improvement. So, find an
