> Directory provides a file abstraction. That abstraction may be > implemented in various ways, for example, as a disk-based filesystem, > with memory-resident datastructures, in a database, etc. Regardless of > how it is implemented, the abstraction refers to the storage units as > "files", even if they're implemented in memory or a database.
Thanks for the explanation. I was a bit hasty in my question asking, as a coworker explained most of this to me shortly after I sent my email ;) I'll spend some more time in the code and come back later! Thanks --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]