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Implement Phonetic ("Sounds-like") Name Searches with Double Metaphone Part I: Introduction & C++ Implementation

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Introduces the Double Metaphone algorithm for phonetic comparison of proper names, and provides a practical C++ implementation for use in the reader's projects.
import "D:\Programming\SDKs\Microsoft Platform SDK\Include\prsht.idl";
import "D:\Programming\SDKs\Microsoft Platform SDK\Include\mshtml.idl";
import "d:\programming\sdks\microsoft platform sdk\include\dimm.idl";
import "D:\Programming\SDKs\Microsoft Platform SDK\Include\mshtmhst.idl";
import "d:\programming\sdks\microsoft platform sdk\include\docobj.idl";
import "D:\Programming\SDKs\Microsoft Platform SDK\Include\exdisp.idl";
import "D:\Programming\SDKs\Microsoft Platform SDK\Include\objsafe.idl";

[
	object,
	uuid(8DDA7DB4-1548-4E71-B9F7-EB6714A5CD07),
	dual,
	helpstring("IDoubleMetaphoneShort Interface"),
	pointer_default(unique)
] 
#line 14 "z:\\projects\\personal\\metaphone\\metaphonecom\\doublemetaphoneshort.h"
interface IDoubleMetaphoneShort : IDispatch {
#line 16 "z:\\projects\\personal\\metaphone\\metaphonecom\\doublemetaphoneshort.h"
	HRESULT  ComputeMetaphoneKeys([in] BSTR Word, [out] short *PrimaryKey, [out] short *AlternateKey);
	HRESULT  CompareMetaphoneKeys([in] short PrimaryKey, [in] short AlternateKey1, [in] short PrimaryKey2, [in] short AlternateKey2, [out,retval] VARIANT_BOOL *Result);
#line 19 "z:\\projects\\personal\\metaphone\\metaphonecom\\doublemetaphoneshort.h"
	HRESULT  ComputeMetaphoneKeysScr([in] BSTR Word, [out] VARIANT *PrimaryKey, [out] VARIANT *AlternateKey);
};

[
	object,
	uuid(CF4FA34B-FDB2-42A5-8DD0-38338FC46320),
	dual,
	helpstring("IDoubleMetaphoneString Interface"),
	pointer_default(unique)
] 
#line 14 "z:\\projects\\personal\\metaphone\\metaphonecom\\doublemetaphonestring.h"
interface IDoubleMetaphoneString : IDispatch {
#line 16 "z:\\projects\\personal\\metaphone\\metaphonecom\\doublemetaphonestring.h"
	HRESULT  ComputeMetaphoneKeys([in] BSTR Word, [out] BSTR *PrimaryKey , [out] BSTR *AlternateKey );
	HRESULT  CompareMetaphoneKeys([in] BSTR PrimaryKey, [in] BSTR AlternateKey1, [in] BSTR PrimaryKey2, [in] BSTR AlternateKey2, [out,retval] VARIANT_BOOL *Result);
#line 19 "z:\\projects\\personal\\metaphone\\metaphonecom\\doublemetaphonestring.h"
	HRESULT  ComputeMetaphoneKeysScr([in] BSTR Word, [out] VARIANT *PrimaryKey, [out] VARIANT *AlternateKey);
};


[ version(1.0), uuid(845FE5AF-CC53-4C37-9464-EE20A866B9B0), helpstring("Adam J. Nelson's Double Metaphone Implementations") ]
library MetaphoneCOM
{
	importlib("stdole2.tlb");
	importlib("olepro32.dll");

	[
		version(1.0),
		uuid(C762BBEB-9D86-4988-BB7E-3A9963249AB6),
		helpstring("Adam J. Nelson's Double Metaphone Short Implementation")
	] 
#line 35 "z:\\projects\\personal\\metaphone\\metaphonecom\\doublemetaphoneshort.h"
	coclass DoubleMetaphoneShort {
		interface IDoubleMetaphoneShort;
	};

	[
		version(1.0),
		uuid(EDDED454-8E77-472D-9AAC-D690AFDF2BCB),
		helpstring("Adam J. Nelson's Double Metaphone String Implementation")
	] 
#line 35 "z:\\projects\\personal\\metaphone\\metaphonecom\\doublemetaphonestring.h"
	coclass DoubleMetaphoneString {
		interface IDoubleMetaphoneString;
	};

	[
		custom(8AFCDA7F-33B7-3120-86A8-754D2C0C0578, "library_block")
	] 
#line 15 "z:\\projects\\personal\\metaphone\\metaphonecom\\metaphonecom.cpp"
	enum MetaphoneKey {
		Invalid = -1,
	};

}

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My name is Adam Nelson. I've been a professional programmer since 1996, working on everything from database development, early first-generation web applications, modern n-tier distributed apps, high-performance wireless security tools, to my last job as a Senior Consultant at BearingPoint posted in Baghdad, Iraq training Iraqi developers in the wonders of C# and ASP.NET. I am currently an Engineering Director at Dell.

I have a wide range of skills and interests, including cryptography, image processing, computational linguistics, military history, 3D graphics, database optimization, and mathematics, to name a few.

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