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- How do I... Implement the Soundex function in C#?
- For years Microsoft SQL Server has provided developers with a method called Soundex that is used to retrieve an encoded string. Words that sound alike have similar encodings, so you can use this functionality to provide some flexibility in searches. This How do I... blog post shows application developers how...
- Tags: SQL, Character, Soundex, Zach, C#, Programming Languages, .Net, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Zach Smith
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Consider algorithms other than Soundex
- Soundex is a phonetic normalization function that gets around the problem of sorting information by last names with different spellings but similar or identical sounds. Find out how alternate algorithms, such as Metaphone, have overcome some of Soundex's weaknesses. Oracle SQL string functions have included the Soundex function for...
- Tags: Soundex, Metaphone, Engineering, Scott Stephens, algorithm, Oracle Tips Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Listing B
- Technical articles 2005-05-24
- Consider algorithms other than Soundex
- It's slooooooowMan this thing is a lot slower than Soundex!How about the Basic version ?I would like to see the source code that was ported from BASIC. If at all possible.I'm SURE this must be the ultimate algo, and...I'm glad /you're/ a genius and don't need justifications or explanations, but...
- Tags: Programming languages, Soundex, Cyrillic
- Discussion threads 2005-05-25
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- How do I... Implement the Soundex function in C#?
- For years Microsoft SQL Server has provided developers with a method called Soundex that is used to retrieve an encoded string. Words that sound alike have similar encodings, so you can use this functionality to provide some flexibility in searches. Zach Smith shows you how to implement Soundex completely in...
- Tags: Zach Smith, C#, .Net, Programming Languages, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Download resources 2008-04-18
- Japplis Toolbox (exe)
- Japplis Toolbox is a compilation of text utilities in one application. It can encode and decode URL, Base64, Hex, SoundEx or Metaphone. It can convert numbers from/to binary, octal, decimal, hexadecimal and to date. It gives you text information such as character count, word count, MD5 or SHA. You can...
- Tags: Environment, Anthony Goubard, Japplis Toolbox
- Software downloads 2008-07-16
- Approximate Match
- Salaam for every one i have one problem related to approximate match in oracle. I have a database in which there is one table "mcode" in which user names like: Farhan, kamran, imran, imtiaz khan. Now my question is that if some user write misspell the name,...
- Tags: database, hellofarhan07@..., oracle developer, oracle sql, programming
- Discussion threads 2007-03-06
- Power Edit (exe)
- Power Edit is a text editor. It is a far more functional replacement for Notepad and Wordpad, and an excellent tool for creating and editing Web pages. With Power Edit you can simultaneously edit many files of any size, with lines of any length. You can quickly navigate between files...
- Tags: Editor, File, Power Edit, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows NT, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2006-12-28
- Mailbag Assistant (exe)
- If you're buried alive in e-mail, let Mailbag Assistant come to the rescue with turbocharged tools to search, organize, analyze and archive your mountain of messages. Mailbag Assistant complements your mail program without interfering with it or modifying its message files. It reads and processes your current and archived e-mails...
- Tags: Tool, E-mail, Productivity, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2007-07-11
- Use these four methods to clean up your data
- Is your ERP or CRM data accurate? You may be surprised how easily large databases can become corrupted with incorrect, outdated, and unusable data. Here are four ways you can clean up your enterprise data.Problematic data can lead users to distrust the very applications they rely on to make marketing...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Operational accounting, Databases, Enterprise software, Mary Ann Richardson, accounts receivable, data quality, Sales Contact, Jones, Mary, PeopleSoft Inc., enterprise application, database, sales
- Technical articles 2001-04-04
- How to Think Like a Programmer: Part 2
- This is the second of a three part series regarding how to think like a programmer.In my last blog (How to Think Like a Programmer: Part 1), I discussed how education, particularly a strong background in mathematics, is crucial to being a great progrommer. In this post, I will go...
- Tags: Scripting languages, Programming languages, Development tools, Perl, EdScheme
- Blog posts 2006-05-10
- Perl: My Secret Weapon
- I once used Perl...... to dynamically generate and deploy configurations to over ten thousand routers, test the configuration, double check connectivity, and flag routers where the configuration change failed or (worse!) the router didn't respond after the update.Sure, I could have cobbled it together in csh with grep, sed, tee,...
- Tags: backup, droolin, feedback, linux, Perl, programming, programming and development, security, software, windows
- Discussion threads 2006-10-20
- Build Your Skills: Search through files quickly with Windows Grep
- Use Grep to search files quickly in Microsoft WindowsAs a longtime IT trainer, I’ve developed a large collection of course materials, which I routinely refer to when developing new materials for my latest class. But searching for a particular test or exercise using the Windows Find command can be as...
- Tags: Operating systems, Mary Ann Richardson, Windows Grep, Microsoft Windows
- Technical articles 2002-04-25
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