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JW777
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DEFINE FILE FMT_MASTERPRTY
PH_LN/A6=SOUNDEX('9', LNAME, PH_LN);
PH_FN/A6=SOUNDEX('20', FNAME, PH_LN);
END
-*
TABLE FILE FMT_MASTERPRTY
PRINT
LAST
FIRST
BY PH_LNAME
BY PH_FNAME
BY DATEOFBIRTH
WHERE RECORDLIMIT EQ 500
END


OUTPUT

PH_LNAME PH_FNAME LAST FIRST DATEOFBIRTH
A450 A211 ALLEN ASIA
A450 A231 ALLEN ASIA


A426 M612 ALGARIN MARIA
A426 M625 ALGARIN MARIA


A000 R163 AYO ROBERT
A000 R163 AYO ROBERT


I was sorting by phonetic last and first name. Can someone explain why would the PH_FNAME is different when the first name are identical. Then sometimes the PHON_FNAME is the same. This is the first time that I am trying to use SOUNDEX, so maybe I don't have a full understanding of it. Please help.

Thanks
jw777

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jimster06
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I would verify the field sizes and positions in the master for both the last and first names.

HTH


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Alan B
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At some point between WF4.3 and WF7.1, the SOUNDEX routine changed.

In 4.3 I succesfully used SOUNDEX, never an issue.

In 7.1 onwards I have seen exactly this behaviour. Total lack of consistency.

Maybe open a case on it, as I used different methods as a WAR.


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Francis Mariani
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PH_LN/A6=SOUNDEX('9', LNAME, PH_LN);
PH_FN/A6=SOUNDEX('20', FNAME, PH_LN);


I noticed you sometimes get different values depending on the input string length specified in the function call, I'd make sure they're the length of the string - is LNAME really 9 characters long?


Francis


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JW777
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Thanks, I checked my master file and I realized the length of the strings were wrong. The last name should be '20' and the first name should be '9'. Now the output makes sense.


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