There is no simple way to create recursive queries that have several levels of data (hierarchical data) in SQL Server 2000. A recursive query is used when you have a parent and child data stored ...

ANSI SQL 99 adds a recursive query capability which permits it.<BR><BR>SQL Server 2005 will add recursive query capability to T-SQL, but for no good reason doesn't use the ANSI syntax.

Processing occurs one at a time and calls a SQL Server stored procedure. The SPROC is recursive. For each ID that is submitted, it can have any number of child ID's.