http://www.dougboude.com/blog/1/2006/06/Recursive-Functions-in-ColdFusion.cfm
This has been useful. On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 7:20 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah man a recursive function is probably going to be the answer I've seen > it done with directory structures I'm just having a brain cramp on how to > make it work here. > > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com>wrote: > >> >> Are you looking for help on the db part or constructing the UI display or >> both? >> >> When it comes to the DB part, I listen to Joe Celko. That dude knows >> way more about databases and SQL than any person ought to. Here's an >> article of his on messing with hierarchical data in SQL: >> http://onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2004/08/05/hierarchical_sql.html >> >> I know that SQL Server 2008 added in a new datatype for working with >> hierarchical data. It's called HierarchyID but I've never used it. >> Here's an MSDN article on using it: >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc794278.aspx and what seems >> to be a slightly more readable blog post about it: >> >> http://blogs.msdn.com/b/manisblog/archive/2007/08/17/sql-server-2008-hierarchyid.aspx >> >> As for the UI creation, sounds like a case for either recursive >> function calls or else dynamic loops, depending on whether the data >> you bring out of the db is presorted or not. >> >> Judah >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 3:56 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > I have a table departments with the fields departmentID, >> parentDepartmentID, >> > departmentName. >> > >> > I'm trying to build a nested ul li structure out of this. Currently >> this >> > can be nested n deep. >> > >> > I'm not sure how best to even approach this. SQL Server 2008. >> > >> > god this sounds dumb even to me. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:343015 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
