DatabaseFS VFS module
Gerald Carter
jerry at samba.org
Mon Sep 30 15:24:00 GMT 2002
Sounds interesting....I'm going to add a note about it in
the examples/VFS directory.
cheers, jerry
On Sat, 28 Sep 2002, Eric Lorimer wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have created a VFS module which implements a fairly complete read-only
> filesystem. It presents information from a database as a filesystem in
> a modular and generic way to allow different databases to be used
> (originally designed for organizing MP3s under directories such as
> "Artists," "Song Keywords," etc... I have since applied it to a student
> roster database very easily). The directory structure is stored in the
> database itself and the module makes no assumptions about the database
> structure beyond the table it requires to run. You can find it at:
>
> http://www.css.tayloru.edu/~elorimer/databasefs/index.php
>
>
> Any feedback would be appreciated: comments, suggestions, patches,
> etc... If nothing else, hopefully it might prove useful for someone
> else who wishes to create a virtual filesystem.
>
> Thanks for the great product and keep up the good work.
>
>
> - Eric Lorimer
>
>
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