XPost: comp.programming, comp.databases   
      
   On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 23:58:21 +0800, Andy Dent    
   wrote:   
      
   >In article ,   
   > nowhere@home.com wrote:   
   >   
   >> We need to 'filter' real-time transactions that can contain names and   
   >> addresses against a blacklist of names and address held in a database.   
   >>   
   >> Is there a good 'standard' way of doing this given that there may be   
   >> spelling or format differences between the original and the blacklist?   
   >   
   >I have code which is an extension of code I found on the net (so it's   
   >yours for free but if you want help with it I'll have to charge as I'm   
   >very busy)   
   >   
   >The original didn't say anything about the algorithm but based on   
   >reading since, I think it's Metaphone.   
   >   
   >I enhanced it considerable to cope with Latin names in plants (eg:   
   >eucalypt found by yookalipd).   
   >   
   >It was used very successfully for matching street names years ago here   
   >in Perth for a bike hazard reporting system which had to work out   
   >reports of the same hazard.   
   >   
   >   
   >> The code to implement this would probably be written in C or Java   
   >The code is available in 4th Dimension (proprietary 4GL langauge) or C++.   
      
   This sounds ideal.   
      
   I would be very grateful if you could send me any code in C++.  Please   
   use the email address q2qp3l502@sneakemail.com   
      
   Regards, Mark   
      
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