[Valentina General] using a method to track a recursive path

[Daniel Crowder]

If I understand you correctly, I'm already doing that in software 
(lingo) I want to be able to do that in a method base object in the 
database itself. That's what I would like to do and would like to see 
examples of or suggestions on how to do that.


On Sep 10, 2004, at 6:42 PM, Gunnar Swan wrote:

>
> Recursively call the same method or object. In the new instance, walk 
> through everything at that level.
> We do this on our software Table of Contents.
> This allows the Table Of Contents to change, but not have to change 
> any code.
>
> We do this as a parent script.
>
> g
>
> 9/10/04 3:00:05 PM, Daniel Crowder <daniel at monumental-i.com> wrote:
>
>> Still having a blast working on my first project. One question: I
>> currently have an infinitely recursive category table that I use to
>> classify products. Basically it is just a table that has
>> object_pointers to other fields in the same table. Basic relational
>> stuff. I currently have the program 'climb' up to the parent from the
>> child in the application - but I am wondering if I could use a method
>> to do this for me? (return an array/properylist). I'm not sure how to
>> approach this but something like:
>>
>> MYMETHOD =parent's MYMETHOD+','+myRECID
>>
>>
>> Any suggestions really appreciated!
>>
>> - Daniel
>>
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>
>
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