find similar content

[Tem]

Im writing a forum app. I would like to know
what are some ways to find posts with similar content to a selected post.
(match certain important keywords, but not all words)

what is the easiest way to do this? and
what is the most accurate way to do this?

can someone point me to the right direction.

Thank you.

Tem

[Mike C#]

You need to clearly define what "similar" means to you. If you're using SQL
Server as a back-end full-text search functionality might help you meet your
requirements.

"Tem" <te*****@yahoo.comwrote in message
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Im writing a forum app. I would like to know
what are some ways to find posts with similar content to a selected post.
(match certain important keywords, but not all words)

what is the easiest way to do this? and
what is the most accurate way to do this?

can someone point me to the right direction.

Thank you.

Tem

[Tem]

im not sure how to define it programmatically. but you see it in forums and
blogs all the time.
such as "related topics" "similar posts" "suggested reading"
"Mike C#" <xy*@xyz.comwrote in message
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You need to clearly define what "similar" means to you. If you're using
SQL Server as a back-end full-text search functionality might help you
meet your requirements.

"Tem" <te*****@yahoo.comwrote in message
news:O7****************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>Im writing a forum app. I would like to know
what are some ways to find posts with similar content to a selected post.
(match certain important keywords, but not all words)

what is the easiest way to do this? and
what is the most accurate way to do this?

can someone point me to the right direction.

Thank you.

Tem