You're right, it are two goals, I need two functions:
-storing files into databases, including some metadata (the easy part) -representing tables as virtual files, thus files which can not be accessed in a regular way, but their type indicadtes a handler class that cast the FileObject to a TableObject and uses them. I might need to clarify that. I need the filesystem for a ranking and reporting system for climbing contest. Because every contest is ranked different, a new table an a new handler class is needed. The virtual filesystem makes it possible to store both the handler classes and the data in one database. By using the java plugin framework, I can make a click and open functionality for pure virtual objects like tables. And easy support for packing (just sending them in a zip filesystem). Once the framewrk is stable, it can be used to transmit content of any kind AND the handler. (imagine how easy it becomes to recieve encrypted images in a new format, it just writing out a long URL and waiting for the handlers to download) but, that's the dream. -My first implementation wil just build a filesystem in a table. First I'll do it the blob way. -then I'm going to try to add the table-handler model -then make handlers for more obscure file stores (like converting it to text and storing that, in chunks or not) I hope I'm a litle clear Wouter PS: I think standard SQL is like a gravity gun, cool, but not existant PPS: I'm first going to make it for MySQL, because I have that installed On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 20:02:16 +0100, Mario Ivankovits <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wouter De Borger wrote: > >So, I can as well build one that fits the needs of the Commons project. > > > This could be great. > > >The idea now is not only to provide acces to files stored in the > >database, also to make regular tables accessable, perhaps as an > >extended form of TableModels (or anything else)(sugestions welkom, > > > Could you please express a little bit more in detail how you would like > to view the sturcture of a table in vfs? > What is the path? > What is its content? > What about file attributes? > What is your planned destination database. BLOB might be a pain to > handle if you e.g. think about oracle and I am unsure if this is really > possible in an database independent way. > > Trying to map a filesystem into a database and map any database to a > filesytem like structure are two different stories, arent they? > > I dont know what your primary goal is, but for sure, if we could work > out a database model to map a filesystem in it might be a good start. > The JDBC stuff should be abstract enough to allow implementations for > different databases. > > --- > Mario > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Gmail rules --------------------------------------------------------------------- Wouter De Borger --------------------------------------------------------------------- if life was a joke of eternity, what would you do? All I want is a kind word, a warm bed and unlimited power. --------------------------------------------------------------------- www.nosoftwarepatents.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
