>>Is there any solution on matter of searching across table for similar names..
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>>soundex() and DIFFERENCE() works fine for english.. And, not so fine for foreign languages (as portuguese) because the phonetic spelling is diferent
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>>On PHP we see a good one that returns similar names on a search criteria..
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>VFP works only for English; I think you must create, or search for, some UDF that does something similar for Portuguese. The idea is to assign the same digits to similar-sounding consonants. Soundex() does not include vowels.
Hi Hilmar.. Thanks for your repli..
Yeah I know about the limitation for english.. Some solution based on UDF is exactly what I've been looking for.. Do you know anyone across the web?
Claudio
"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, Ephesians 3:20