More or less the same rules were used in Denmark (as you all know, Norway was an integral part of Denmark until 1814 (or - as our Norwegean frinds say - Norway was occupied by Denmark until 1814!)), so the problem described by Sigurd also exists when working with Danish names. Sigurds idea with an additional list sorted by given names has my full support. And it may even be quite easy to implement. Right, Ira? Godt Nytår - Happy New Year to all of you out there. Jens Brammer, Holte, Danmark ---------- > Fra: Sigurd Eliassen <sigurde@spjelkavik.vgs.no> > Til: CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com > Emne: Name List > Dato: 1. januar 1998 14:35 > > Ira and all, > > Now it is possible to find a person by entering the IRN or choose from > the name list sorted by surnames. These options work fine and are > quick to use. > > However - I often want the option to very quickly search a person by > given name. ....... > So I want Ira to seriously consider my proposal. I think it is an > important option especially for big databases helping to link people > together as we are working backwards with our ancestors and their > children. > > Regards > Sigurd Eliassen > Norway >