Oh! Thanks for the clarification (and you too Danny - pity you can't reply to two messages at once). I have some catch-up reading to do I guess ...
On 07/05/2012 03:54 PM, Michael Blakeley wrote: > I agree about maintain-last-modified, but directory fragments are not > necessary for xdmp:directory-delete or xdmp:directory. > http://blakeley.com/blogofile/2012/03/19/directory-assistance/ tries to > explain that the database index includes special term entries for > directories, whether the directory fragment exists or not. > > Once directory-creation=manual, you might want to delete any existing > directory fragments. > > > xdmp:document-properties()/prop:properties[prop:directory]/xdmp:node-delete(.) > > If you have a large number of directories, it may be easier to delete a few > at a time: > > (xdmp:document-properties()/prop:properties[prop:directory])[1 to > 1000]/xdmp:node-delete(.) > > The URI lexicon would make that easier too, but only if you already have it > enabled. > > -- Mike > > On 5 Jul 2012, at 12:50 , Mike Sokolov wrote: > > >> It's useful for xdmp:directory-delete(), which deletes all the documents >> in the directory in one fell swoop (assuming it doesn't time out first). >> >> I also find it useful for doing ad hoc queries with xdmp:directory(), >> but you probably have other fields you can query on that may be equivalent. >> >> If you are removing unneeded stuff, you might also check whether you >> have "maintain time last modified" turned on. It can be useful, but if >> you don't need it I think you can save the need to create a properties >> document for every document if you turn that off and also turn off >> directory creation. You may have noticed that you have twice as many >> fragments as documents - that's why, I think. >> >> There might also be some savings from disabling "inherit collections" >> and "inherit permissions" if you never use those things. I'm less sure >> about that though. >> >> -Mike >> >> On 07/05/2012 03:14 PM, Alex Milowski wrote: >> >>> Ah! Yes I do. That number of directories looks suspiciously close to >>> the number of stations I have stored in my database. That would >>> probably account for it. >>> >>> I'll never use WebDAV on this database give the large number of small >>> documents, so I can turn that off. Is there any other reason why I >>> would want that on? >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Will Thompson >>> <wthomp...@jonesmcclure.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Do you have directory creation set to automatic in your database settings? >>>> >>>> -Will >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: general-boun...@developer.marklogic.com >>>> [mailto:general-boun...@developer.marklogic.com] On Behalf Of Alex Milowski >>>> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 11:48 AM >>>> To: MarkLogic Developer Discussion >>>> Subject: Re: [MarkLogic Dev General] Listing Directories? >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Danny >>>> Sokolsky<danny.sokol...@marklogic.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> You don't need the URI lexicon for the xdmp:estimate one. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> OK. Good to know. >>>> >>>> What I really want to know is the name and purpose of these directories >>>> since I don't actually create them explicitly. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> --Alex Milowski >>>> "The excellence of grammar as a guide is proportional to the paucity of >>>> the inflexions, i.e. to the degree of analysis effected by the language >>>> considered." >>>> >>>> Bertrand Russell in a footnote of Principles of Mathematics >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> General mailing list >>>> General@developer.marklogic.com >>>> http://developer.marklogic.com/mailman/listinfo/general >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> General mailing list >>>> General@developer.marklogic.com >>>> http://developer.marklogic.com/mailman/listinfo/general >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> General@developer.marklogic.com >> http://developer.marklogic.com/mailman/listinfo/general >> >> > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General@developer.marklogic.com > http://developer.marklogic.com/mailman/listinfo/general > _______________________________________________ General mailing list General@developer.marklogic.com http://developer.marklogic.com/mailman/listinfo/general
