Hi, I have a MySQL table with a column that contains some of a web site directory's category names in the format:
Sports:Football:Players I am trying to build a query that that locates all records that match the above category name OR if none exist its parent "Sports:Football" OR if none exist its parent "Sports". The top level category, in this case "Sports", will always have at least one matching record. I know I can do this with multiple queries by checking the previous query's result, but I am trying to build a query that does it all in one lookup to avoid lots of lookups in deep categories. Something along the logical lines of ... SELECT * FROM table WHERE category = 'Sports:Football:Players' OR IF NONE category = 'Sports:Football' OR IF NONE category = 'Sports' ... of course the above query does not work but if anyone knows of how to accomplish something similar in one query I would much appreciate it. Thanks! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
