Re: NT IIS number of files limit
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 49838
interpreted = N
texte = Lester Emo wrote: > Is there a limit on how many files can be in an NT folder before things > get iffy overall?I am not aware of a hard limit (or even a soft one), but the overhead involved in searching for a file in such a large directory is not insignificant (whatever you, do don't try and display that directory in Explorer). What we do with our cover art (book publishers) is to store them in a simple hashed directory structure with the following WebDNA code:[text]jpgpath=[grep search=^([0-9][0-9])([0-9][0-9][0-9])[0-9X]*&replace=\1/\2/][SKU][/grep][SKU].jpg[/text]so for example if the SKU is 0742526992, the path to the image will be 07/425/0742526992.jpgIn reality, we also have small and large versions of the image, so there is a prior S/ or L/ depending on whether you are looking at the thumbnail or full size image. I have a Perl script which automatically places the file in the correct directory based on the file name. We also store the images on a *nix server so the file system is much more efficient with regards to large numbers of files.HTHJohn-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Lester Emo wrote: > Is there a limit on how many files can be in an NT folder before things > get iffy overall?I am not aware of a hard limit (or even a soft one), but the overhead involved in searching for a file in such a large directory is not insignificant (whatever you, do don't try and display that directory in Explorer). What we do with our cover art (book publishers) is to store them in a simple hashed directory structure with the following WebDNA code:[text]jpgpath=[grep search=^([0-9][0-9])([0-9][0-9][0-9])[0-9X]*&replace=\1/\2/][SKU][/grep][SKU].jpg[/text]so for example if the SKU is 0742526992, the path to the image will be 07/425/0742526992.jpgIn reality, we also have small and large versions of the image, so there is a prior S/ or L/ depending on whether you are looking at the thumbnail or full size image. I have a Perl script which automatically places the file in the correct directory based on the file name. We also store the images on a *nix server so the file system is much more efficient with regards to large numbers of files.HTHJohn-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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