ExtFile/ExtImage indeed maintains its own repository of files. It's geared toward managing files completely within its system, keeping track of the file and related object wrapper from the time of file-upload through eventual deletion of the object. So it might _not_ suit your case if you're not eager to have ExtFile create its own copy of each of your files. Perhaps we could lobby the owner of ExtFile to add a mode of operation that would allow ExtImage (or some variant) to be used more directly as a view over a file managed outside of the ExtFile machinery. But it may be that this is too far removed from the intent and architecture of ExtFile. On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 03:32:26PM +0100, Paul Zwarts wrote:
I have indeed installed the ExtFile product but have avoided it to get LocalFS going.... I admit I was a bit thrown by ExtFile's description about external repository. I have large directory structures that are accessed by different systems that will not like to interface with Zope... Thus I want to maintain a highly external structure.
But on your advice I think its time to get 'distracted' by ExtFS. Based on what i explain above, do you still recommend this product?
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