Using SOUNDEX and DIFFERENCE to Standardize Data in SQL Server

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Published on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:00:00 UT Indexed on 2010/12/06 16:58 UTC
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My client wants to standardize address information for existing and future addresses collected for their customers, particularly the street suffixes. The application used to enter and collect address information has the street suffix separated from the address field, but it is a textbox instead of a drop down list therefore things are not standardized. I know there are some options out there to standarize data, but they would like a less expensive alternative. Are there any functions in SQL Server that I can use to standardized data?

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