What is a percentage good for??? IMO, it says almost nothing. But I do agree that like() is only a certain type of comparison.
E.g. "whats?p?" will match with "whatsapp" but not with "what's up"
>Hi peter ..thanks for reply
>I need something more detailed...where a % rating is returned
>Regards,
>Gerard
>
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>>>Apparently, there is a 'Fuzzy Search' option that can be installed for Excel 2012 (I have Excel 2007)
>>> which compares 2 columns and gives a % Match result (e.g. 100%=Exact Match 90%= Near exact etc)
>>>
>>>Anybody know if:
>>>1. This can be done programatically (To exactly replicate what Excle does
>>>2. Can it be done in Foxpro or DotNet
>>
>>See the LIKE() function.
Groet,
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