Re: [R] String search: Return "closest" match

2008-08-26 Thread Werner Wernersen
:10:11 Uhr Betreff: Re: [R] String search: Return "closest" match > I have to match names where names can be recorded with errors or additions. > Now I am searching for a string search function which returns always > the "closest" match. E.g. searching for "

Re: [R] String search: Return "closest" match

2008-08-26 Thread Richard . Cotton
> I have to match names where names can be recorded with errors or additions. > Now I am searching for a string search function which returns always > the "closest" match. E.g. searching for "Washington" it should > return only Washington but not Washington, D.C. But it also could be > that the

[R] String search: Return "closest" match

2008-08-26 Thread Werner Wernersen
Hi, I have to match names where names can be recorded with errors or additions. Now I am searching for a string search function which returns always the "closest" match. E.g. searching for "Washington" it should return only Washington but not Washington, D.C. But it also could be that the list