Focal Point Banner


As of December 1, 2020, Focal Point is retired and repurposed as a reference repository. We value the wealth of knowledge that's been shared here over the years. You'll continue to have access to this treasure trove of knowledge, for search purposes only.

Join the TIBCO Community
TIBCO Community is a collaborative space for users to share knowledge and support one another in making the best use of TIBCO products and services. There are several TIBCO WebFOCUS resources in the community.

  • From the Home page, select Predict: WebFOCUS to view articles, questions, and trending articles.
  • Select Products from the top navigation bar, scroll, and then select the TIBCO WebFOCUS product page to view product overview, articles, and discussions.
  • Request access to the private WebFOCUS User Group (login required) to network with fellow members.

Former myibi community members should have received an email on 8/3/22 to activate their user accounts to join the community. Check your Spam folder for the email. Please get in touch with us at community@tibco.com for further assistance. Reference the community FAQ to learn more about the community.


Focal Point    Focal Point Forums  Hop To Forum Categories  WebFOCUS/FOCUS Forum on Focal Point     [SOLVED] Comparing text fields in two files

Read-Only Read-Only Topic
Go
Search
Notify
Tools
[SOLVED] Comparing text fields in two files
 Login/Join
 
coakman
Member
posted
I am pretty new to Developer Studio and I need to compare four address fields in one file to four address fields in another file. One file could have addr1 as "100 OAK ST." and the other could have "100 OAK STREET", etc. The best thing I have some up with to use is the STRIP or STRREP functions to eliminate periods, Street, Lane, etc. However this seems very cumbersome since to my knowledge, I can only Strip one thing out at a time. Any other ideas that could make comparing two text fields easier?

This message has been edited. Last edited by: coakman,


WebFOCUS 7.6
Windows, All Outputs
 
Posts: 4 | Registered: July 24, 2012Report This Post
Dan Satchell
Virtuoso
posted Hide Post
Take a look at the SOUNDEX function to see if it might be helpful.


WebFOCUS 7.7.05
 
Posts: 1213 | Location: Seattle, Washington - USA | Registered: October 22, 2007Report This Post
coakman
Member
posted Hide Post
I tested a few and it looks like the SOUNDEX may work great. Thanks!


WebFOCUS 7.6
Windows, All Outputs
 
Posts: 4 | Registered: July 24, 2012Report This Post
  Powered by Social Strata  

Read-Only Read-Only Topic

Focal Point    Focal Point Forums  Hop To Forum Categories  WebFOCUS/FOCUS Forum on Focal Point     [SOLVED] Comparing text fields in two files

Copyright © 1996-2020 Information Builders