>>soundex doesn't work well for french words. is there another way or algo to do that well ?
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>If all else fails you could write your own. This explains the basic algorithm:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundex
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>And here's someone's suggested French version :http://www.chez.com/algor/soundex/soundex.htm
>Don't know how well it works though.....

http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~DoubleMetaphone-SoundexAlternative~VFP