> hi
>
> I have menu table:
> id | integer | not null default
> nextval('public.menu_id_seq'::text)
> parent_id | integer |
> description | text |
>
> I do select:
> test=> SELECT * FROM connectby('menu','id','parent_id','2',0,'~') t(id
> integer, parent_id integer, level int, branch text);
> id | parent_id | level | branch
> ----+-----------+-------+-------------
> 2 | | 0 | 2
> 4 | 2 | 1 | 2~4
> 7 | 4 | 2 | 2~4~7
> 10 | 7 | 3 | 2~4~7~10
> 16 | 10 | 4 | 2~4~7~10~16
> 9 | 4 | 2 | 2~4~9
>
> How am I able to select description file from menu table, not only id,
> parent_id, level, branch fields?
>
> --
> WBR, sector119
Try a join with the original table:
SELECT t.*, description FROM connectby('menu','id','parent_id','2',0,'~')
AS t(id integer, parent_id integer, level int, branch text), menu
WHERE t.id = menu.id
George Essig
