Sorry, my english sentence was imprecise. :) I want the count of all
sub-entries AND THEIR sub-sub-entries.

Example:

    A
   / \
   B C
    / \
    D E
       \
       F

So I want to know that C has 3 sub-nodes.


> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Rob Desbois [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 27. September 2006 15:48
> An: André Hänsel; mysql@lists.mysql.com
> Betreff: re: Count of children
> 
> André,
> 
> Your sentence 'I want the count of all sub-entries for a 
> specific entry' converts straight into SQL:
> 
> 'I want'
>     SELECT
> the count of all entries
>     COUNT(*) FROM myTable
> with a specific parent
>     WHERE parent_id = 5
> 
> You've missed one of the major benefits of SQL - it's 
> designed to read like an English sentence!
> --Rob
> 
> 
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