SOUNDEX Function Syntax | VantageCloud Lake - SOUNDEX Function Syntax - Teradata VantageCloud Lake

Lake - Working with SQL

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VantageCloud
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Lake
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February 2025
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SOUNDEX ( string_expression )

Syntax Elements

string_expression
A character string or expression that contains a surname to be evaluated in simple Latin characters.
A simple Latin character is one that does not have diacritical marks such as tilde (~) or acute accent (ยด).
There are 26 uppercase simple Latin characters and 26 lowercase simple Latin characters.
SOUNDEX is case insensitive.
Embedded or trailing pad characters within character_string return an error to the requestor.