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Sent: 02 June 2003 15:11
To: Michael Egan
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Subject: Re: [PHP] Checking for existing records[Scanned]
You might also look into word stemming (removing suffixes and possibly
prefixes) and comparing stemmed titles. Another possibility would be to
You might also look into word stemming (removing suffixes and possibly
prefixes) and comparing stemmed titles. Another possibility would be to
find a list of commonly misspelled/misused words like (there, their,
they're) and substitute all possibilities with one version for the
purposes of chec
I should have looked at the manual a bit more thoroughly.
I've just come across the similar_text() function which should do just what I'm after
:-)
Thanks,
Michael Egan
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Thanks - I'll try to add these checks.
Life would be so much easier if it weren't for the users :-)
Michael Egan
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From: Jay Blanchard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 02 June 2003 14:38
To: Michael Egan; PHP General (E-mail)
Subject: RE: [PHP] Checking fo
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When saving records to a table I generally do a fairly standard check to
ensure that there is not already a record of the same name. I even put
a big warning message on the page asking users to check to ensure that a
record of a particular name doesn't already exist before they create a
new
Hello all,
I'm looking for the sort of programming inspiration I suspect I won't find in manuals
- I have checked the web first!
When saving records to a table I generally do a fairly standard check to ensure that
there is not already a record of the same name. I even put a big warning message
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