Phillip, Thanks, interesting post, but the problem is I don't know how many levels there will be .. there could be 1 or there could be 20 sub levels (gawd I hope not, but it needs that flexibility).
Your example is a set 1/2/3 ..... I may need to re-think the whole setup of the database since this seems to be causing me trouble in this one area ... Thanks! Paul Giesenhagen QuillDesign http://www.quilldesign.com SiteDirector v2.0 - Commerce Builder > Paul, > > I think you will want something like this. Dave Watts helped me with it > a long time ago. > > http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/msg06749.html > > I can help you with it if you need but it is pretty sell spelled out. > > Phillip > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul Giesenhagen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 9:08 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Listing out departments (again) > > > > I have to ask this one again .. I asked this question late Friday and > > didn't get any answers that actually fit my situation. I will try to > have > > this question make sense. > > > > I am trying to build an OUTPUT that would look like this: > > > > Fishing > > Fishing/Rods/Baitcast > > Fishing/Rods/Baitcast/Special Bait Cast Rods/... > > Fishing/Rods/Baitcast/Not so Special Rods/... > > Fishing/Rods/Spinning > > Fishing/Reels/BaitCast > > Fishing/Reels/Spinning > > Fishing/Line > > Camping > > Camping/Tents > > Camping/Stoves/Big Stoves > > Camping/Stoves/Little Stoves > > Camping/Sleeping Bags > > Marine/ ect... > > > > Ok as you can see, we have 3 main departments (actually more, but for > > example we will go with whats above), and multiple departments > (unlimited > > depth) that are below each department. > > > > My table structure is this: > > ID = Identifying id > > OWNER = Parent > > SUB_OBJECT = Child > > (Example: Owner=FISHING and SUB_OBJECT=RODS ..then OWNER=RODS and > > SUB_OBJECT=BAITCAST) > > > > As you can see, parents can be children and children can become > parents. > > I am inserting NAMES instead of ID values that are in the actual table > > (makes it more readable for this message). Each Owner/Sub_object is > an ID > > Value that relates to another table called departments. As you can > see, > > sub_objects end up becoming OWNERs with sub_objects below them. So > > parents can be children and children can become parents. > > > > Table Setup > > > > ID | OWNER | SUB_OBJECT > > 1 Index Fishing > > 2 Index Camping > > 3 Index Marine > > 4 Fishing Rods > > 5 Fishing Reels > > 6 Fishing Line > > 7 Rods Baitcast > > 8 Baitcast Special Baitcast Rods > > 9 Biatcast Not so Special Rods > > 10 Rods Spinning > > 11 Reels Baitcast > > 12 Reels Spinning > > 13 Camping Tents > > 14 Camping Stoves > > 15 Camping Sleeping Bags > > 16 Stoves Big Stoves > > 17 Stoves Little Stoves > > 18........ > > > > I know the INDEX value and each of my Index Sub_objects are my main > > catagories, and want wind down through all the departments and build a > > recursive list that starts with main catagory and build a > > "catagory/sub_dept/sub_dept/sub_dept ect... > > > > I know this is alittle loong and I appologize .. but I am dumbfounded > and > > keep "looping" myself into nowhere, trying to get the output as it is > > above. > > > > Anyhelp with the SQL and CF Syntax is greatly appreciated! > > > > At this point, I am not looking for performance :) just a solution! > > > > Comon' I know that there is a supermind that can help me!! > > > > Thank you > > Paul Giesenhagen > > QuillDesign > > http://www.quilldesign.com > > SiteDirector v2.0 - Commerce Builder > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
