I'm looking for a starting point to write a SP to retrieve all folders and subfolders of a ParentID. I believe I have seen folder-pickers that have obviously figured out this logic. I have looked through the stored procedures in DNN and didn't see anything obvious. Is anyone familiar with this task and could you steer me in the right direction? Go DNN!
Posted By Mark Buelsing on 09 Aug 2019 04:06 PM I'm looking for a starting point to write a SP to retrieve all folders and subfolders of a ParentID. I believe I have seen folder-pickers that have obviously figured out this logic. I have looked through the stored procedures in DNN and didn't see anything obvious. Is anyone familiar with this task and could you steer me in the right direction? Go DNN!
@Mark: You're a veteran DNN-er, so you probably have a great reason to directly access the database. So, this response is mostly for others that may come across it... :)
It is never a good idea to write queries against or otherwise directly access the database of DNN (or any platform for that matter). This is because the database is not considered to be part of the API. As a result, the schema, stored procedures, and all other aspects of the database are subject to change without notice and will almost certainly lead to breaking changes for anyone directly accessing the database. Instead, the API itself should be used whenever possible to avoid breaking changes in the future.
(By the way, sadly, this kind of approach is often how some people come to think DNN sucks. It broke, so it must be DNN's fault.)
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