SSA-NAME3 API Reference Guide

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ssan3_match_encoded

Used to get a score and match decision for two records, a search record and a file record. Once a set of candidate records have been retrieved as a result of selecting data based on the ranges returned in

ssan3_get_ranges

call,

ssan3_match

is called to further qualify the candidate records.

Prototype


Public Function ssan3_match_encoded ( _
							ByVal session As Integer , _ ’ Long io
							ByRef system As String , _ ’ String in
							ByRef population As String , _ ’ String in
							ByRef controls As String , _ ’ String in
							ByVal rsp As String , _ ’ String out
							ByRef rsp_size As Integer , _
							ByVal ssaMsg As String , _ ’ String out
							ByRef ssaMsg_size As Integer , _
							ByVal search As String , _ ’ EncodedString in
							ByVal searchSize As Integer ,
							ByVal searchEncType As String ,
							ByVal file As String , _ ’ EncodedString in
							ByVal fileSize As Integer ,
							ByVal fileEncType As String ,
							ByVal score As String , _ ’ String out
							ByRef score_size As Integer , _
							ByVal decision As String , _ ’ String out
							ByRef decision_size As Integer _
) As Integer

Parameters

session	Refer to the Common Parameters section
system	Refer to the Common Parameters section
population	Refer to the Common Parameters section
controls	Refer to the Controls section
rsp	Refer to the Common Parameters section
ssaMsg	Refer to the SSA-NAME3 Error Messages section
search	Refer to the Common Parameters section
file	Refer to the Common Parameters section
score	A 3 byte number between 0-100 indicating a confidence level of the match. The score value depends on the data, Match Purpose and Match Level
decision	’A’ meaning ’Accept’. The Score is above the Accept Limit for the specified Purpose and Match Level