Update问题(循环替代)?
各位大侠: 
 问题如下:有表X 
 date               name   instead 
 20070116   a            b 
 20070116   b            c 
 20070116   c            d 
 20070116   d            e 
 20070116   g            h 
 20070116   h            i 
 20070116   i            j 
 20070116   m            n   
 代表意义:   a <-b   b <-c   c <-d   d <-e   =>    a <-e 
                               g <-h   h <-i   i <-j                  =>    g <-j   
 用sql语句select出如下结果: 
 date               name   instead 
 20070116   a            e 
 20070116   g            j 
 20070116   m            n   
 谢谢!!!! 
------解决方案--------------------用start with ... connect by...
------解决方案--------------------SQL>  select * from x;   
 MYDATE      MYNAME INSTEAD 
 ----------- ------ ------- 
 2007-1-16   a      b 
 2007-1-16   b      c 
 2007-1-16   c      d 
 2007-1-16   d      e 
 2007-1-16   g      h 
 2007-1-16   h      i 
 2007-1-16   i      j 
 2007-1-16   m      n   
 8 rows selected   
 SQL>   
 SQL>  SELECT mydate, MIN(myname), MAX(INSTEAD) 
   2    FROM (SELECT * FROM x ORDER BY mydate, myname) 
   3   GROUP BY mydate, ascii(myname) - rownum 
   4  /   
 MYDATE      MIN(MYNAME) MAX(INSTEAD) 
 ----------- ----------- ------------ 
 2007-1-16   a           e 
 2007-1-16   g           j 
 2007-1-16   m           n
------解决方案--------------------貌似可以写个函数,我用的是oracle