Does Splitter handle inverted names? e.g. Johnson, Deanna
Yes, Splitter can deal with inverted names. Even when inverted names are mixed with names formatted in the usual way.

Does Splitter clean up data as it splits names?
Yes, Splitter will remove leading and trailing spaces. It also optionally removes invalid characters.

Can I assign a gender to each record?
Yes, Splitter will look at the first name and assign a gender based on a user-defined list of first names. If the name does not have a first name or the first name is not found in the list Splitter will assign "unknown" instead.

Can Splitter handle company names mixed in with regular human names?
Yes, you can add specific company names ("The Grange House Pty Ltd") or company name elements ("Pty Ltd") to the Special Match lookup table within Splitter options. Then later when processing commences, any matches found are passed into the Special Match field. You can then filter the results based on these "special matches".

Can I use a dictionary approach to filter out certain records?
Yes, for example in healthcare often facility or company names are mixed in the same name field that contains names of individual doctors. You can split or parse people names, but leave these other entity names untouched or move them to a company name field. A dictionary approach, using words such as INC. LLC HOSPITAL GENERAL METHODIST MEDICAL could be used. See the Special Match feature.

Can I rename the output field names?
Yes, you can rename the default names to any column names you wish.
In Splitter, choose Options / Processing / Fields To Include

Can I specify just some of the Splitter output fields rather than including all of them?
Yes, you can specify which columns to include. For example, you may only wish to output First Name and Last Name only. In Splitter, choose Options / Processing / Fields To Include

Is the Splitter source code available?
Yes, you can purchase the source code for Splitter if necessary. More detail

Can I use Splitter programmatically?
Use our COM component NameParser to parse names programmatically

What is meant by Splitter "confidence"?
Not all records will be split properly. Some records are very difficult to split. For example: "Mr Robert Richards Trustee for Mrs Julia Knight" would not be split properly. This is because the above record is not a name but a reference to a relationship between two people. Therefore, Splitter will make an attempt to split the record but assign a low confidence to the result. Each record is assigned a "confidence" rating. A confidence rating of 1 means high, a rating of 2 means low. Thus you sort the processed records by confidence level and, for example, print a list of confidence level 2 records as an exception report.

Does Splitter work with all versions of Microsoft Access?
Splitter can split tables which are linked to earlier versions of Microsoft Access. Presently there are versions of Splitter that can be installed as an add-in for:
Access 97, Access 2000, Access 2002 and Access 2003.

Can Splitter work with Access 2.0 and/or Access 95 tables?
Yes, provided that the Access 97/2000/2002/2003 file is linked to Access 2.0 or Access 95 tables Splitter will be able to split these records.

Can Splitter work with SQL Server, DBF, FoxPro or Excel attached tables?
No, Splitter can only work with Microsoft Access tables.
Instead, try our companion product NameParser for working with data in any file format.

Does Splitter work with Windows NT 4.0 workstation?
Yes, Splitter works with NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP. You must login as an administrator to install Splitter however.

Is there a version of Splitter for use with Access version 2.0 and/or Access 95?
No.

What support is available with Splitter?
Email support is included for the first 60 days after purchase.

Can Splitter split TWO names from one field?
No, Splitter only works with ONE name per field

Is the Splitter source code available?
Yes, see Splitter Source Code

Does Splitter work with Microsoft Excel or other data products?
No, Splitter only works with Microsoft Access tables.
Instead, try our companion product NameParser for working with data in any file format, including Microsoft Excel, VS. NET and SQL Server.