Sorting compound names // sense

[Robert Brenstein]

>  >
>>  Rules for sorting in German/Swedish/Dutch are not the same as
>>  English. They don't treat the "von" as part of the last name. I don't
>>  make these rules, Ruslan, they are simply the custom. Do not forget,
>>  the results of the search/sort will be a bibliographic list, like
>>  this:
>>
>  > 1. Zasukhin, R, Brenstein, R, von Abel, GE (2004). A title. 23:23-24.
>>
>>  2. Zasukhin, R, Brenstein, R, Bethany, D (2002). Another title. 2:145-160.
>  >
>>  3. Etc.
>
>You have not understand me.
>I talk not about rules.
>
>I talk that I do not see many sense sort on field Authors at all !!!
>Because as I see it can have 1 or more authors.
>
>I do not see it than more that you even not try sort authors inside of
>record.   
>
>By your logic
>
>     Zasukhin, R,
>     Brenstein, R,
>
>and
>
>     Brenstein, R,
>     Zasukhin, R,
>
>Will be located in different places of sorted list.
>
>But they keep the same information.
>IF you sort both at first, then they will be together.
>
>But EVEN IF you will sort authors inside of record,
>I do not see sense to sort records by this field.
>
>Let you have
>
>       Brenstein, R,
>       Zasukhin, R,
>
>And
>
>       Abel
>       Brenstein, R,
>
>
>Again these 2 records will be in different places.
>But how it helps me as to user ??????????
>
>People usually sort something to be able read in sorted order.
>But in your case THERE IS NO order for 'Brenstein'.
>
>There is no order for any second, third, ...  authors.
>You see?
>
>Useless.
>
>Nobody will get from this any sense and any help!
>
>
>
>--
>Best regards,
>Ruslan Zasukhin      [ I feel the need...the need for speed ]


Actually, this is correct, Ruslan, the order of authors is important.

Brenstein, R, Zasukhin, R, von Abel, GE (2004). A title. 23:23-24.
and
Zasukhin, R, Brenstein, R, von Abel, GE (2002). Another title. 2:145-160.

should sort in different places. And this is why the flat database 
structure is actually working in this case. The relational features 
do not truly give anything better except complicating the maintenance.

Robert