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:343014 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
