> On Nov 21, 4:53 pm, mcnews <mcour***@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> > On Nov 21, 11:30 am, "Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-
>
> > h***@gmx.at> wrote:
> > > "mcnews" <mcour***@mindspring.com> schrieb:
>
> > > > anybody willing to share a name parsing routine?
>
> > > I suggest to describe in more detail what exactly you want to archieve.
>
> > parse names
>
> As in turn johnsmith into "John Smith" or into "John" and "Smith"
> seperately?
>
> What exactly is the input? Firstname and lastname in a list like this:
>
> johnsmith
> johndoe
> ericsmith
> jackjackson
>
> or just a long string like this
> "johnjacksonericsmithjohndoephilliprosstaylor" and what would be the
> correct output exactly? Are there any deliminators, do some records
> have middle names as well? Is for parsing names from a document like
> "dear john b. smith" and you want just "john" or do you want "john b".
> do you want the full stop like this "John B.". Is it for the purpose
> of Case Correction like this:
>
> i heard that john smith isn't very well
>
> into
>
> i heard that John Smith isn't very well
>
> --
>
> The way you right "parse names" as if it's so obvious makes you look
> obnoxious.
>
i know.

> On Nov 21, 11:30 am, "Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-h...@gmx.at> wrote:
> > "mcnews" <mcour***@mindspring.com> schrieb:
>
> > > anybody willing to share a name parsing routine?
>
> > I suggest to describe in more detail what exactly you want to archieve.
>
>  Input                 Output      Output  Output  Output     Output
> -------------------   ----------  ------  ------  ---------  ------
> Unparsed name         Prefix      First   Middle  Last       Suffix
> ===================   ==========  ======  ======  =========  ======
> Smith                                             Smith
> Smith Sr.                                         Smith      Sr
> Mrs. Smith            Mrs                         Smith
> Rev. Smith Jr.        Rev                         Smith      Jr
> Mr. and Mrs. E.Jones  Mr and Mrs  E               Jones
> Mr. & Mrs. Bix, CPA   Mr & Mrs                    Bix        CPA
> Wilson, Mr & Mrs Jim  Mr & Mrs    Jim             Wilson
> J. J.Johnson V                    J       J       Johnson    V
> Sir T. S. Eliot       Sir         T       S       Eliot
> e e cummings, IV                  e       e       cummings   IV
> ee cummings                       ee              cummings
> Lt. Gen. C James Phd  Lt Gen      C               James      Phd
> W.E.B. DuBois                     W       E B     DuBois
> Du Pont, Jackie                   Jackie          Du Pont
> Clyde Smith-Jones                 Clyde           Smith-Jones
> Mike O'Donnell                    Mike            O'Donnell
> O Donnell, Mike                   Mike            O Donnell
> Jimmy Mac Donald                  Jimmy           Mac Donald
> Mr. A. E. Von Sturm   Mr          A       E       Von Sturm
> Ms. Beverly D'Angelo  Ms          Beverly         D'Angelo