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i use those functions from sqlserver2000:
"select soundex(string1), soudex(string2)" and "select difference(string1,
string2)"

i need to reduce connections to my database in my VB.net application.
does anyone know if MS provides those functions anywhere else, like a dll?
or even if there is any other way to compair strings, returning a score for
similarity?

thanks,
hugh

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Quote:> hi,

> i use those functions from sqlserver2000:
> "select soundex(string1), soudex(string2)" and "select difference(string1,
> string2)"

> i need to reduce connections to my database in my VB.net application.
> does anyone know if MS provides those functions anywhere else, like a dll?
> or even if there is any other way to compair strings, returning a score
for
> similarity?

> thanks,
> hugh