The Bitstream's name field is also significant for Items taht are archived websites with internal links to other Bitstreams in the item. The UI (the JSP UI, at least) has a special "html" servlet that resolves references to the *name* of the Bitstream instead of its Sequence ID (like the normal "handle" servlet). For example, this Item is an archived OCW website: http://dspace.mit.edu/html/1721.1/41055/12-820Spring-2005/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-820Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm
and it refers to an image Bitstream with the URL http://dspace.mit.edu/html/1721.1/41055/12-820Spring-2005/NR/rdonlyres/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-820Spring-2005/3B9453A1-78D4-49B4-9DBD-B1F39C78CB29/0/chp_turbulent.jpg The Item handle is 1721.1/41055 and the Bitstream's "name" field is "12-820Spring-2005/NR/rdonlyres/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-820Spring-2005/3B9453A1-78D4-49B4-9DBD-B1F39C78CB29/0/chp_turbulent.jpg" ...so, in a case like this, it's _essential_ to preserve the names of the Bitstreams or your web page will not work. -- Larry > I have a simple question about the name column in the bitstream table. > We're using 1.3.1 and migrating to a new server (but keeping 1.3.1 for > now) > Does this field have any value other than provenance information about > the source of the ingested bitstream. > The actual bitstreams are being stored in the assetstore and > referenced differently, so I'm not sure about the reason for the name > column? > In a test migration the lack of a physical file referenced in the name > column doesn't appear to have any consequence? > > Thanks > Eric > American Museum of Natural History ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
