SOUNDEX searches

The Soundex routine has been discussed and posted and archived. There was a different routine mentioned in the past called Metaphone. This algorthim was developed by Lawrence Philips and described in "Computer Language" Dec. 1990 issue. I have the issue. I have converted the Pick BASIC routine to C. I am currently evaluating this algorthim as compared to Soundex. I will eventually get the code in the Informix archive. However, there are some discrepancies between the transformations in the article and the BASIC routine. Lawrence Philips no longer works at location indicated in article. In the next day or so I will have the BASIC code and text from the article typed in. Here's the deal. If anyone is interested in playing with the C routine and discussing some of the issues involving phonetic searches I will be happy to E-mail the routine. It can be called from 4GL as that is how I am currently testing it. I would like to speed up the analysis of inconsistences in the published article and get my programs working a little better than the Soundex produces. If you have an interest please reply. to: mkuhn@rhlab.com -- Michael J. Kuhn Computer Systems Consultant phone:410-254-7060 Email: mkuhn@csd.clark.net mkuhn@rhlab.com or mkuhn%rhlab@uunet.uu.net or uunet!rhlab!mkuhn c/o Baltimore Rh Typing Laboratory, Inc. phone:410-225-9595