Dan,
> My existing tree implementation reflects the files contained on disk.
> The
> full pathname to a particlar file is obtained from the path to the
> parent
> directory. I am now considering putting this information into a
> field in
> the table.
<snip>
> Suggestions, comment, open ridicule, most welcome. thanks.
This is a fine implementation using the adjacency list model of tree
design. However, I think you may find that the string-based tree
implementation in /contrib/ltree is more suited to your purposes, and
easier to maintain.
-Josh Berkus