Re: Pedigree question

No, that is not the link. I am using this code: http://pear.php.net/package-info.php?pacid=77 There are many tree codes out there. Just try to use one. On Sun, 6 Oct 2002, Russell Griechen wrote: > > Mihail Bota" <mbota@almaak.usc.edu>wrote: > > > > Yes, there are. There is a pretty good php code, called HTML Tree which > > can make trees, dynamically. > > I did a search in the Php Manual...but did not understand what I was looking > at. > http://www.php.net/manual/sv/printwn/ref.domxml.php > I will look closer...Is this the link you were referring to. > > > Regarding the coding itself...you can have a simple table that records who > > is ancestor of who. This is a solution. Another one, which is not so neat > > is to create a table with 5 columns...one per generation. > > Does this make sense? > > I must only enter an animal once ...and I want to have users update the > database...sort of a DMOZ directory...with an editor/moderator approach for > the different breeds/animals. > I would like to have someone comment on whether the 2 tables mentioned would > suffice and what functions...or code would be better to apply. > Michael Koifler sp? in a book is purported to have a solution for > heirarchical display...but I am over budget now on this project so if any > one has seen this book and could help I would appreciate the code...until I > can afford the book. > see the tables in the original post below. > > Russell Griechen > htttp://sportsmenafield.com > > > On Sun, 6 Oct 2002, Russell Griechen wrote: > > > > > I need to develop a tree-like pedigree of animals up to 5 generations. > > > I know there are other attributes to the animal; but do I need anyother > > > tables...assuming that I can develop all the code to generate these > > > ancestors. > > > I have developed a CSS positioning code that will place these results in > a > > > neat 5 generation tree. > > > Is there any other alternatives? > > > > > > Animal > > > ID > > > Name > > > > > > Foal > > > ID > > > SireID > > > DamID > > > >