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SQL Anywhere 12.0.0 (Français) » SQL Anywhere Server - SQL Usage » Querying and modifying data » Querying data » The WHERE clause: Specifying rows

 

Matching rows by sound

With the SOUNDEX function, you can match rows by sound. For example, suppose a phone message was left for a name that sounded like "Ms. Brown". You could execute the following query to search for employees that have names that sound like Brown.

 ♦  List employees with a last name that sound like Brown
  • In Interactive SQL, execute the following query:

    SELECT Surname, GivenName
       FROM Employees
       WHERE SOUNDEX( Surname ) = SOUNDEX( 'Brown' );
    Surname GivenName
    Braun Jane

The algorithm used by SOUNDEX makes it useful mainly for English-language databases. See SOUNDEX function [String].