I have two files that I merged into one. I have two columns with names. I want to be able to query both columns and find names that are similar (not same), ie Sam Smith and Sam A. Smith. Doable?
Doable? Yes.
One source of a bunch of code, and a couple of articles, is the site where the following article can be found:
http://www.sconsig.com/sastips/obswww15.pdf
Conversely, if your site can afford it, SAS also has a product designed to facilitate such tasks, namely:
DataFlux - Data Quality, Data Integration and Master Data Management
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