Visual Foxpro (VFP) Soundex Replacement

Yesterday on Profox (sign up if you don't subscribe to the Profox List please) Ken Kixmoller (sorry if I spelt your name wrongly Ken but I'm working on memory) asked about a replacement for the VFP Soundex() function. The native Soundex() function in VFP is pretty well useless in that it will not disseminate (is that spelt correctly?) between words that are quite obviously similar and that is why it is probably not used by developers very often.

I discovered a replacement for this some years ago which I modified as it didn't work correctly in its native form. Revisiting the source code I discovered that the prolific Craig Boyd had a hand in the conversion of the software from VB into Visual Foxpro. Here is a link to a download for the Soundex() source code replacement and associated demonstration.

I hope it is of use to some of you out there.