Dick Applebaum wrote: > On Feb 20, 2005, at 9:00 AM, Jochem van Dieten wrote: >> >> SSH through cfexecute? And I suppose you would use NFS to store >> the file on the Mac mini so it would get indexed in the first place. > > AFAIK, you can... If the following statements are true: > > As an operating system with a Unix core, Mac OS X is able to support > the Network File System (NFS) protocol. NFS is the accepted industry > standard for sharing files between Unix systems.
> Conceivably, you could expand the OS X metadata indexing/searching to > include files resident on non-OS X boxes-- though it would not be as > fast (for indexing). Consider: > > 1) With CFMX7, you could use an Event Gateway, to watch a directory > structure on a non-Os X box. > 2) When an event is triggered, your CF/Java app could request (of the > OS X box) indexing (importing) of the files and add it to a metadata > store for that box (this store could be anywhere, but properly should > reside on the same box as the indexed files). > 3) Searches would be performed by the OS X box, via cfexecute > (discussed earlier). The search could be controlled to search across > multiple metadata stores (boxes) or limited to a specific directory > structure. > > The Event Gateway and triggered indexing are necessary because the > non-OS X file systems do not automatically trigger and perform > metadata/content indexing. > > It may sound a little gross Compared to the original question, avoiding one write and read cycle of a file, I think it is more then a little gross. Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:195671 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
