Doug,
You're welcome. Do you have FPA? If not I could try to figure out in which issue the article appeared. Or maybe you could try to contact Mike.

>Danial,
>
>Thanks a ton! That article looks promising though I guess I'll still have to write the bugger... <g>
>
>Thanks again.
>
>Best,
>
>DD
>
>
>>Doug,
>>
>>I remember an article on this subject by Mike Feltman in FPA. I found an interesting article by Andrew Coates that might give you some ideas:
>>
>>www.civilsolutions.com.au/publications/dedup.htm
>>
>>>Hi All,
>>>
>>>I have been totally swamped the last two weeks and have come up with a need that is forcing me out from under my rock... <g>
>>>
>>>Do any of you know of any really good name parsing routines 'out there' that are free or could be incorporated into another product without too much fuss?
>>>
>>>Perhaps I will need to write one myself but I'm trying to sabe a little time.
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>Best,
>>>
>>>DD