JWColby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Fri Dec 29 14:25:46 CST 2006
>IBM Global Name Analytics Server License + SW Maintenance 12 Months (D58MBLL) $645,885.00 CAD LOL. I'll take two, with large fries and a milkshake. Just put that on William's account. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MartyConnelly Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 2:35 PM To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Find the second occurrence of a character Just came across this in an IBM software review released in July 2006 used by security global watch lists. Global Name Recognition http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/globalname/ IBM Global Name Recognition Technologies IBM's patented name recognition technology is exactly type of problem. Some of the highlights include the ability . Identify name by culture and relative frequency . Search for multi-cultural names in a database . Parse a name into Surname and Given Name . Generate frequency statistics for name tokens . Generate all variants of a name . Generate additional attributes such as gender . Quickly train field personnel in advanced multicultural searching techniques . Utilize rich name data gained from the comprehensive over 1 billion names from around the world Platforms Supported IBM Global Name Recognition technologies are available across Win32, Unix, and Linux platforms. Interfaces are available in C++, JNI, SOAP, and XML-over-IP for most products. (Please check specific availability) Ahhh here is the cough IBM Global Name Analytics Server License + SW Maintenance 12 Months (D58MBLL) $645,885.00 CAD Robert L. Stewart wrote: >You are just going to have to build a reference table as you go and >validate that the name does or does not exist in the surname reference >table. If it does, parse it out to the surname column. Then parse the >balance of the name. You will still have to deal with oddities like my >oldest son. Robert Christopher Lawrence Stewart. But, at least only >the single surname. > >There are probably genealogy databases that have been built that can >get you most of the way on the surname database. Most likely the >Mormons have the largest. > >John, I know it was not very helpful, hence the smile. But, I doubt >very much that the source database that supplies your data is a single >field. So, getting the data in the proper format is not impossible. >Difficult, maybe. > > >Robert > >At 12:00 PM 12/22/2006, you wrote: > > >>Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:32:17 -0500 >>From: "JWColby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> >>Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Find the second occurrence of a character >> in astring >>To: <dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com> >>Message-ID: <003b01c725d5$fb9a3e80$1501a8c0 at m6805> >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >>I think the "best way" to handle this if you are going to truly try to >>handle this problem is to: >> >>Develop a list of those "prefixes" to last names - Van, La, De etc. >>Take the first word as the first name >>Get a count of remaining words. >>If count > 0 then >> ProcessRest >>Else >> Rest is last name >>Endif >> >>ProcessRest >> Look up the second word in the prefix list. >> If InList then >> Treat everything left as the last name >> else >> Treat next word as middle name >> remove middle name from string >> Process rest as last name >> endif >>End ProcessRest >> >>Let's just say this is not s simple sql statement >> >>John W. Colby >>Colby Consulting >>www.ColbyConsulting.com >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of >>artful at rogers.com >>Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 3:00 PM >>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com >>Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Find the second occurrence of a character >>in astring >> >>I appreciate your point, but I'm still not certain of the best way to >>go with my question, which concerns the way to handle some unusual surnames. >> >>van den Berq >>la Flame >>de la Vega >>Ben Gurion >> >>and any number of names that begin with "al". Or "da" as in Leonardo. >>My very limited Italian suggests that Leonardo was born in a town called Vinci. >> >>So how does one sort such a list? On the capitalized word? On the >>first letter of the two or three words considered the surname? >> >>Advice from Europeans, Asians, Africans, or even North Americans >>familiar with this problem, would be appreciated. I have no immediate >>problem that requires this solution. This is purely theoretical at the >>moment, but who knows, someday I may need the answer. >> >>TIA, >>Arthur >> >>----- Original Message ---- >>From: Robert L. Stewart <rl_stewart at highstream.net> >>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com >>Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 1:41:04 PM >>Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Find the second occurrence of a character >>in a string >> >>You put it in the right columns to begin with and don't try to parse >>it out of a single one. :-) >> >> >> > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada _______________________________________________ dba-SQLServer mailing list dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver http://www.databaseadvisors.com