parent=db.nodes.as('parent')
db((db.nodes.name=='child 2')&(db.nodes.parent_id==parent.id)).select
(parent.name)[0].nameOn Jan 21, 2:28 pm, Oleg <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there some better way to do the next task with DAL? > > db.define_table('nodes', > SQLField('name'), > SQLField('parent_id', 'reference nodes')) > > id1 = db.nodes.insert(name='root') > id2 = db.nodes.insert(name='child 1', parent_id=id1) > db.nodes.insert(name='child 2', parent_id=id2) > > now I wanna get the name of parent node of 'child 2' > > db(db(db.nodes.name=='child 2').select()[0].parent_id == > db.nodes.id).select()[0].name > > The problem is.. for that task it will be processed two sql query.. > with table aliases it is possible to make it only in one query.. > is it possible with current version of DAL? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

