On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 23:48, 84.le0n <84(dot)le0n(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> Now the problem is, how can I enable SOUNDEX inside database ? Is
> there a way to use it without running contrib files ?
This is a bit ugly, but you could write the function yourself in the
PL/pgSQL procedural language, which is enabled by default in Postgres
9.0+. Of course this would be slower.
> Can I hope on SOUNDEX inclusion inside core for next release, as is
> for other major databases ?
Unfortunately the chances are pretty slim, the last CommitFest for
PostgreSQL 9.2 closed mid-January.
Regards,
Marti