I like to do something like this:(build a tree from relationship) I have a table like this
NODES__________________________________ ParentID Varchar(20) ParentType varchar(20) ChildID varchar(20) ChildType varchar(20) __________________________________ What in the table 'A1', 'A', 'B1', 'B' 'A2', 'A', 'B2', 'B' 'A1', 'A', 'B3', 'B' 'B1', 'B', 'C1', 'C' 'B1', 'B', 'C2', 'C' 'C1', 'C', 'D1', 'D' 'A1', 'A', 'B4', 'B' 'B1', 'B', 'C5', 'C' ---------------------------------- now I like to get all nodes with 'A1' as root to get the result like this 'A1', 'A', 'B1', 'B' 'B1', 'B', 'C1', 'C' 'C1', 'C', 'D1', 'D' 'B1', 'B', 'C2', 'C' 'B1', 'B', 'C5', 'C' 'A1', 'A', 'B3', 'B' 'A1', 'A', 'B4', 'B' or I just like to get another tree start with 'B1' like this 'B1', 'B', 'C1', 'C' 'C1', 'C', 'D1', 'D' 'B1', 'B', 'C2', 'C' 'B1', 'B', 'C5', 'C' How can i make it by sql , and sql functions Thanks lot and regards. Scott ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]