MatchUp Object:Incremental:Functions

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This is a master list of the functions in the Incremental deduper interface.

Initialize the Incremental Interface

These functions prepare the Incremental interface for use and link it to its supporting data files.

Function Name
SetPathToMatchUpFiles
SetLicenseString
SetMatchcodeName
SetMatchcodeObject
SetMustExist
SetKeyFile
SetReserved (Deprecated)
SetMaximumCharacterSize
SetEncoding
InitializeDataFiles
GetInitializeErrorString
GetBuildNumber
GetDatabaseDate
GetDatabaseExpirationDate
GetLicenseExpirationDate

Map Database Fields

Before generating match keys for the records in the database, the code must supply the Incremental interface with information about what sort of data it will be handling.

Function Name
ClearMappings
AddMapping

Read Data and Build the Match Key

These functions take the real data being compared and construct a match key according to the mappings defined with the mapping functions and the matchcode specified when the Incremental interface was initialized.

Function Name
ClearFields
AddField
BuildKey
SetKey
SetUserInfo

Compare Record to Database

These functions compare the new key with the existing key file and, if a duplicate is found, return information about the duplicate records in the file.

Function Name
MatchRecord
GetStatusCode
NextMatchingRecord
GetCount
GetDupeGroup
GetEntry
GetCombinations
GetKey
GetUserInfo
GetResults

Add New Record to Key File

The Incremental interface does not handle reading or writing data to the database. This function only adds the new match key to the key file for future comparisons.

Function Name
AddRecord

Transaction Methods

These functions enable the Incremental interface to use transactions, processing multiple calls to the AddRecord function before committing the changes to the key file.

Function Name
BeginTransaction
CommitTransaction
RollbackTransaction