t-sql recursive query - sql

Question

Based on an existing table I used CTE recursive query to come up with following data. But failing to apply it a level further.
Data is as below
id name parentid
--------------------------
1 project 0
2 structure 1
3 path_1 2
4 path_2 2
5 path_3 2
6 path_4 3
7 path_5 4
8 path_6 5
I want to recursively form full paths from the above data. Means the recursion will give the following output.
FullPaths
-------------
Project
Project\Structure
Project\Structure\Path_1
Project\Structure\Path_2
Project\Structure\Path_3
Project\Structure\Path_1\path_4
Project\Structure\Path_2\path_5
Project\Structure\Path_3\path_6
Thanks

Answer 1

Here's an example CTE to do that:
declare #t table (id int, name varchar(max), parentid int)
insert into #t select 1, 'project' , 0
union all select 2, 'structure' , 1
union all select 3, 'path_1' , 2
union all select 4, 'path_2' , 2
union all select 5, 'path_3' , 2
union all select 6, 'path_4' , 3
union all select 7, 'path_5' , 4
union all select 8, 'path_6' , 5
; with CteAlias as (
select id, name, parentid
from #t t
where t.parentid = 0
union all
select t.id, parent.name + '\' + t.name, t.parentid
from #t t
inner join CteAlias parent on t.parentid = parent.id
)
select *
from CteAlias

Answer 2

Try something like this:
WITH Recursive AS
(
SELECT
ID,
CAST(PathName AS VARCHAR(500)) AS 'FullPaths',
1 AS 'Level'
FROM
dbo.YourTable
WHERE
ParentID = 0
UNION ALL
SELECT
tbl.ID,
CAST(r.FullPaths + '\' + tbl.PathName AS VARCHAR(500)) AS 'FullPaths',
r.Level + 1 AS 'Level'
FROM
dbo.YourTable tbl
INNER JOIN
Recursive r ON tbl.ParentID = r.ID
)
SELECT * FROM Recursive
ORDER BY Level, ID
Output:
ID FullPaths Level
1 project 1
2 project\structure 2
3 project\structure\path_1 3
4 project\structure\path_2 3
5 project\structure\path_3 3
6 project\structure\path_1\path_4 4
7 project\structure\path_2\path_5 4
8 project\structure\path_3\path_6 4

Answer 3

try this:
DECLARE #YourTable table (id int, nameof varchar(25), parentid int)
INSERT #YourTable VALUES (1,'project',0)
INSERT #YourTable VALUES (2,'structure',1)
INSERT #YourTable VALUES (3,'path_1',2)
INSERT #YourTable VALUES (4,'path_2',2)
INSERT #YourTable VALUES (5,'path_3',2)
INSERT #YourTable VALUES (6,'path_4',3)
INSERT #YourTable VALUES (7,'path_5',4)
INSERT #YourTable VALUES (8,'path_6',5)
;WITH Rec AS
(
SELECT
CONVERT(varchar(max),nameof) as nameof,id
FROM #YourTable
WHERE parentid=0
UNION ALL
SELECT
CONVERT(varchar(max),r.nameof+'\'+y.nameof), y.id
FROM #yourTable y
INNER jOIN Rec r ON y.parentid=r.id
)
select * from rec
output:
nameof
-----------------------------------------------
project
project\structure
project\structure\path_1
project\structure\path_2
project\structure\path_3
project\structure\path_3\path_6
project\structure\path_2\path_5
project\structure\path_1\path_4
(8 row(s) affected)

Answer 4

Something like
;WITH MyCTE AS
(
SELECT
name AS FullPaths, id
FROM
MyTable
WHERE
parentid = 0 /*Normally it'd be IS NULL with an FK linking the 2 columns*/
UNION ALL
SELECT
C.FullPaths + '\' + M.name, M.id
FROM
MyCTE C
JOIN
MyTable M ON M.parentid = C.id
)
SELECT FullPaths FROM MyCTE

Answer 5

You'll have to change the name of #test table I was using.
WITH cte(id, name, parentid) AS
(
SELECT id, convert(varchar(128), name), parentid
FROM #test
WHERE parentid = 0
UNION ALL
SELECT t.id, convert(varchar(128), c.name +'\'+t.name), t.parentid
FROM #test t
INNER JOIN cte c
ON c.id = t.parentid
)
SELECT name as FullPaths
FROM cte
order by id