Thanks Alex - that was the solution I was thinking of. I remember reading an article about it, but couldn't find it.
I know that either method (Leo's or Alex's) does the trick. I don't have enough names to work with (maybe 400 or so) on this round to worry about anything more complex - I can find the aberrations without too much fuss.
Thanks to both of you!!!
ETA to Alex: I have at my disposal a programmer who actually has written routines that CAN separate out the Billy Bob Thornton's and James Van Der Beek's (he primarily works with mailing databases). Some of the stuff he comes up with blows my mind. But I don't want to bug him for this stuff.
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