James Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Given a reference to id=3, would a recursive query be the trick to 
> unrolling the list to discover id=1 as the head using a SQL one-liner? 

I think you could do it, but don't have the syntax in my head.

> would any potential recursive query implementation be 
> noticably more efficient that a straightforward implementation in 
> plpgsql

Most likely not ...

                        regards, tom lane

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