Returns the Soundex (the Lotus Notes phonetic speller) code for the specified string.

Syntax

@Soundex( string )

Parameters

string

Text or text list. The string whose Soundex code you want.

code

Text or text list. The Soundex code. You cannot convert it to any other data type.

If the parameter is a list, the function operates on each element of the list, and the return value is a list with the same number of elements.

This function is used almost exclusively by the Domino Directory. You will rarely use this function.

Example
See Also

"Cleaning up categorized views with @SoundEx" on the Lotus Developer Domain
Using @SoundEx code example from the Sandbox on the Lotus Developer Domain

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