-----Original Message----- From: Paul D. Kraus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 3:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Description Search
On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 15:24:09 +0200, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This seems my University project. > > Some years ago I did something more or less similar. > > Insted of removing some words, I would just rate witch word. For instance > count each word in your description and give a coeficient to it like 1 / > (count * count). After for similarities you can consider to sum for each > common word in the two text. > > Like this the most common words will not count in your rating and the not > common words (product name, code, utility, ... for instance) would be > very > hight rated. > > > Marcos Rebelo > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul D. Kraus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 3:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Description Search > > > Ok here is the scenioro I have two price lists that contain itemcode > description cost list .... The important two are itemcode and > description. > One is our list the other is the price list of our major competitior. Of > course they use different itemcode to identify there items then we do. I > need a way to search via the description that will let find the most > relevant item in our system that matches there descriptions. > > Ideas i had. Seperate out each word of there description. Ignore common > words /and the of .../ . Then have it search our description then based > on > how many of those words are found togeather in our description give the > item a rating. Then print out there item and descr followed by the top 5 > most likely canidates. > > This would be step one anyways. I have never done anything even remotely > close to this so any insights, modules, or ideas that you may have will > be > most welcome. > > Thanks in advance. > > Paul Kraus > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > PEL Supply Company > Network Administrator > 216.267.5775 Voice > 216.267.6176 Fax > 800.321.1263 Toll Free > www.pelsupply.com > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Ok this could work but then I would need to know before hand what words are important and which ones arent. We carry over 40 thousand products having to do with orthotics, prosthetics, ect. Unless I misunderstood you. Thanks agian! -- Paul Kraus =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PEL Supply Company Network Administrator 216.267.5775 Voice 216.267.6176 Fax 800.321.1263 Toll Free www.pelsupply.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The most important words to one product shall not appear frequently in many descriptions. The important words will be well rated. You have to reated previously. MArcos -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
