In article <[log in to unmask]>, Jeff Kell
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>Does anyone have, know of, or have source code for a "fuzzy" string
>match?  Not just a phonetic key (Soundex), but rather one which could
>tell you "how closely" two strings match?
>
>Ideally it would be "sort of" like a spelling checker, but extended to
>a string.  Simple transpositional errors (2 letters reversed), spelling,
>omitted substrings, etc., would be accounted for.
>
>[\] Jeff Kell, [log in to unmask]
 
You might try asking at comp.al.fuzzy.  Someone there should know.