SQL Server 2005 recursive query with loops in data - is it possible?

Question

I\'ve got a standard boss/subordinate employee table. I need to select a boss (specified by ID) and all his subordinates (and their subrodinates, etc). Unfortunately the rea

Answer 1

Not a generic solution, but might work for your case: in your select query modify this:

select a.[User_ID], a.[Manager_ID] from [User] a join UserTbl b on (a.[Manager_ID]=b.[User_ID])

to become:

select a.[User_ID], a.[Manager_ID] from [User] a join UserTbl b on (a.[Manager_ID]=b.[User_ID]) 
   and a.[User_ID] <> @UserID