>This is really simple. You want to keep hierarchical data in a database and >later populate a visual treeview contro. >The structure of the database should be as follows >code char( 10) && or any other suitable field >Description char(50) >parentcode char(10) && this should be another valid code. this is a >recursive relationship >The parentcode will be blank for the root node or the first entry in your >hierarchy. I've e-mailed a detailed version of this to Ariel, but haven't heard from him since. Ariel?