> > Well, creating a symlink is a very easy thing, and it doesn't take > > nearly as long as serving a file > > Maybe I am misunderstanding this concept. Could you provide a loose example.
A symlink is just a pointer. When you create one, you're allowing access to the file from two different locations on the filesystem. You're not copying the file. If you have a 2KB and a 2GB file, creating symlinks to both would take the same amount of time. Your CF script could do this (via CFEXECUTE), present the link to the user, then exit and let the user download the file via HTTP. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS_symbolic_link Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:334633 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
