On 3/7/2011 7:07 AM, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
A better solution would be to store it in the filename. Might want more detail than one byte could allow too, so perhaps allowing three or four bytes would be a good answer. With the type in the filename, you can determine it easily from a directory listing without needing to open every individual file. This would make a big difference in listing speed on a slow filesystem and by using the name, it is compatible with all systems too.
Along those same lines: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2009/04/15/9549682.aspx
