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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13171931/family-tree-sql-query

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DECLARE @FamilyTree TABLE(ID int, Name Varchar(50), MotherID int, FatherID int);
INSERT INTO @FamilyTree
(ID,  MotherID, FatherID,   Name) VALUES
(1,   NULL,    NULL,    'My Grand Father'),
(2,   NULL,    NULL,    'My Grand Mother'),
(3,   10, 9,  'My Mother'),
(4,   2,   1,   'My Father'),
(5,   3,   4,   'Me'),
(6,   12, 11,  'My wife'),
(7,   3,   4,   'My Brother'),
(8,   6,   5,   'My son'),
(9,   NULL, NULL, 'My Mother Grand Father'),
(10, NULL, NULL, 'My Mother Grand Mother'),
(11, NULL, NULL, 'My Wife Grand Father'),
(12, NULL, NULL, 'My Wife Grand Mother');

;WITH FamilyCTE
AS
(
    SELECT 
      *, 
      CAST(NULL AS VARCHAR(50)) AS FatherName,  
      CAST(NULL AS VARCHAR(50)) AS MotherName, 0 AS Level
    FROM @FamilyTree
    WHERE ID = 5
    UNION ALL
    SELECT 
      f.ID, 
      f.Name AS ParentName, 
      f.MotherID, 
      f.FatherID, 
      c.Name AS FatherName, 
      c2.Name AS MotherName, 
      Level + 1
    FROM @FamilyTree AS F
    INNER JOIN FamilyCTE c ON F.ID = c.FatherID
    INNER JOIN @FamilyTree c2 ON f.MotherID = c2.ID
)

SELECT * FROM FamilyCTE;

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edited mar 12 jon.doe44011

created nov 1 12 Mahmoud Gamal