Steve,
I did try it ...
oraclei@rhea-ACPT1> sys
SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Tue Nov 5 14:18:02 2002
Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Connected.
SQL> conn system
Enter password:
Connected.
SQL> SELECT *
FROM (SELECT * FROM treenode ORDER BY parentid, nodeorder)
START WITH parentid=0
CONNECT BY PRIOR ID = parentid
SQL> /
ID PARENTID NODEORDER DESCRIPTION
---------- ---------- ---------- --------------------
1 0 0 top folder
9 1 0 1st subfolder
2 1 1 2nd subfolder
4 2 1 folder 2 item 1
3 2 2 folder 2 item 2
6 2 3 folder 2 item 3
7 1 2 3rd subfolder
5 7 0 folder 3 item 1
8 7 1 folder 3 item 2
9 rows selected.
Raj
______________________________________________________
Rajendra Jamadagni MIS, ESPN Inc.
Rajendra dot Jamadagni at ESPN dot com
Any opinion expressed here is personal and doesn't reflect that of ESPN Inc.
QOTD: Any clod can have facts, but having an opinion is an art!
-----Original Message-----
From: Orr, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 2:15 PM
To: Jamadagni, Rajendra; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: SQL Brain Teaser Challenge
Nope...
SQL> l
1 SELECT *
2 FROM (SELECT * FROM treenode ORDER BY parentid, nodeorder)
3 START WITH parentid=0
4* CONNECT BY PRIOR ID = parentid
SQL> /
FROM (SELECT * FROM treenode ORDER BY parentid, nodeorder)
*
ERROR at line 2:
ORA-01472: cannot use CONNECT BY on view with DISTINCT, GROUP BY, etc.
I supplied the DDL/DML so you could test on your own systems.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jamadagni, Rajendra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 12:07 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; Orr, Steve
Subject: RE: SQL Brain Teaser Challenge
SELECT *
FROM (SELECT * FROM treenode ORDER BY parentid, nodeorder)
START WITH parentid=0
CONNECT BY PRIOR ID = parentid
Does this work?
Also see
http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/ask/f?p=4950:8:::::F4950_P8_DISPLAYID:921234804
9
Raj
______________________________________________________
Rajendra Jamadagni MIS, ESPN Inc.
Rajendra dot Jamadagni at ESPN dot com
Any opinion expressed here is personal and doesn't reflect that of ESPN Inc.
QOTD: Any clod can have facts, but having an opinion is an art!
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