Is there a way to do this in one query (never mind the possibilities for endless loops):
Say you have a table that looks like this: fieldName dependantOn "joe" "monster" "bob" "joe" "briggs" "monster" "briggs" "vision" I want to do a query so that the records are ordered as follows (based on the value of the 'dependantOn' field) briggs monster joe bob vision How can I do this in one query? I obviously cannot ORDER BY dependantOn because in the end, the dependancies wouldn't be resolved. ORDER BY fieldName is moot as it doesn't address the need. Anyone have any ideas, suggestions? Is this even possible? Or am I barking up the wrong tree and I'm going to have to figure this out via multiple queries? Chris --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
