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Old 04-09-2008, 11:08 PM
Pat Maddox
 
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Default Selecting tree data

I'd like to store some tree data in my database. I want to be able to
sort the data but maintain a tree structure. So for example, if I
order by a timestamp, I should get

- parent1
* child1
* child2
* child3
- parent2
* child4
* child5

and if I reverse the sort order, I get

- parent2
* child5
* child4
- parent1
* child3
* child2
* child1

Is it possible to pull all the data like that with one query? How do
I need to structure the table, and what query do I have to run in
order to make it happen?

Pat

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