Good point... Rick
> -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Powers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 5:25 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Image Management > > >> the file is being read in binary form, whether it's being read off > >> the hard disk or from binary code in the database, correct? > > Technically correct however if read off the OS's file system it is just the > web server software processing the file, however if read from the DB then > you have the Database and Cold Fusion processing the data, before sending it > to the web server for transmission to the Browser. > > >> there really should be little difference in performance regardless of how > the > >> file data is accessed. > > Not exactly. The OS file system and web server are optimized for this > particular task. Adding both CF and the DB into the mix is addition besides > them not being optimized for it. > > > Best Regards, > > Dennis Powers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the "What's New PDF" now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:292904 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
