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puffo25
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 Posted - 2004-10-11 : 07:10:24
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| Hello, my company is running a large photographic database and thesaurus with over 250.000 images. We are running it online using Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and IIS. The system performs well....However my webmaster has now a major request to fulfill..... We want that our search can always provide a positive answer. So if someone search for a word that is not in the database, the system will provide to the user a group of words that are close and similar in content and context to the given word.How to do that???Any help is appreciated. Regards. Andrea |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2004-10-11 : 08:13:02
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that will be a hard one for sql server....maybe u can use SOUNDEX and DIFFERENCE functions.or a table of sinonyms and conected words...Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow  |
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puffo25
Starting Member
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Posted - 2004-10-11 : 08:20:43
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| Thanks. I think under MySQL is easier but hey, we have everything under MS SQL Server so we have to stick with it. MJ |
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Richard Branson
Yak Posting Veteran
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Posted - 2004-10-11 : 10:06:33
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| There a tool that you can uise with SQL called SSAName3 - It's excellent with searches and picks up Phoenetic errors and possible incorrect spelling.www.searchsoftware.com/products/name3.htmYou can't teach an old mouse new clicks. |
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puffo25
Starting Member
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Posted - 2004-10-11 : 10:27:28
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| Richard, very valuable. The ONLY problem is their pricing:-( MJ |
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Richard Branson
Yak Posting Veteran
84 Posts |
Posted - 2004-10-14 : 06:30:28
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| Yes... There's always that problem!!it was worth a shot.You can't teach an old mouse new clicks. |
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Retrieving data like Google?