String-Canonical version 1.1 ============================ This module generates a canonical string by converting roman numerals to digits, English descriptions of numbers to digits, stripping off all accents on characters (as well as handling oe = ö, etc.), replacing words with symbols (e.g. and = &, plus = +, etc.) and removing common variant endings. In short, this module generates the same signature for the following strings: bjørk = björk = bjoerk = bjork 1,000 maniacs = one thousand maniacs = 1k maniacs Boyz II Men = Boyz To Men = Boyz 2 Men ACDC = AC/DC = AC-DC Rubin and company = Rubin & Company = Rubin & Co. Third Eye Blind = 3rd eye blind INSTALLATION To install this module type the following: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install DOCUMENTATION Full documentation available in the POD.