Phonetic searching algorithms

> > Does anyone have experience writing phonetic search algorithms for I4GL (or ESQL/C) > > I am interested in any ideas / source code. > > Thanks in advance. > > granholm@digex.net > Check into the geneology groups. They do that sort of thing a lot. They use a 'soundex' system. Essentially they assign a value to the sound of each name. This value starts with the first letter, and then three digits which index the 'sound-alike' quality of either the following syllables or letters - I'm not sure. I know there is a table for conversions to/from this system somewhere. Bob Beaulieu (sp?), of EZ Travel, who used to post here quite frequently probably knows more. It would be interesting to see what you come up with. cheers j. _____________________________________________________________________________ Jack Parker - Hewlett Packard, BSMC Boise, Idaho, USA jparker@hpbs3645.boi.hp.com _____________________________________________________________________________ He who lives by the keyboard, dies by the keyboard. >thud< _____________________________________________________________________________ Any opinions expressed herein are my own and not those of my employers. _____________________________________________________________________________