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Re: Another heirarchical DB question
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Date: 
Mon, 20 Nov 2000 18:13:56 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Jim Hughes wrote:

> Hi:
> 
> First thanks to Christopher, Steve and Larry for your help with my last
> question.

Really?  All that mumbo-jumbo helped?  We'll have to try harder this time.

> Here's todays question. Say that you had a list of data that needed to be not
> only in heirarchical order but also each child of a given parent needed to
> be in a specific order, e.g:
> 
> -- Technic
> ---- Cross Axles
> ------ Cross axle, 2L
> ------ cross axle, 3L
> ------ cross axle, 4L
> ------ cross axle, 5L
> 
> all of the specific cross axles are parents of the cross axle category so

Generally speaking, the specific cross-axles would be described as children
of the Cross Axles category.  And the Cross-Axles category would be a child
of the Technic category.

> how can
> I assure that the DB will 'know' that they are related in a specific order, in
> this case length.

Relate each cross-axle *directly* to the Cross Axle category, not to each
other.

If the data can't be sorted by name, add a column specifically for sorting.

Steve



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  Another heirarchical DB question
 
Hi: First thanks to Christopher, Steve and Larry for your help with my last question. Here's todays question. Say that you had a list of data that needed to be not only in heirarchical order but also each child of a given parent needed to be in a (...) (26 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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