On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 12:26:01PM +1000, Gavin Irons wrote: > We have approx 4000 clients, and we store approx 25 pages for each client > (contracts, bank statements, copies of drivers licence etc). The > client's files are stored in a manual filing system (filing cabinets) at > the moment. (which obviously takes up a lot of space). > > If I scan the docs into a PDF file (all the docs are text documents), the > file size is approx 1MB (per client). > > These files need not be accessed on a daily basis, but when the > information is needed we must be able to get at it almost instantly (like > walking up to the filing cabinet and taking out a file). > > Any ideas on archiving these PDF files? Is it just a case of putting them > all in one directory? If so is there a limit on the number of files in a > directory and does the number of files affect performance?
Depends on the environment you're using. If you're using Windows I'd suggest you have a hashed directory structure. However some of the Unix filesystems such as Reiser and XFS are specifically designed to cater for 10's of 1000's of files in a single directory. Talk to your hardware/server guys for their suggestions. > Although this is not a Coldfusion problem, I will have to link it into my > CF application. > > Any suggestions would be most welcome. Talk to the guys at Odyssey Development. http://www.isys.com.au Their whole business revolves around document management. Take a look at their products page http://www.isys.com.au/products/index.html and specifically at ISYS:sdk Cheers Paul Haddon Technical Services Manager Formstar Print Technologies --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004
