> I noticed that you can do things like cffile action="readbinary"
> in object handlers to store binary data in objects. Apart from
> the fact that cfa_dump does not like this, is there any reason
> why this should not be done?
>
> <cfa_handler object="this">
> <cffile action="readbinary" file="#sv#" variable="this.filecontent">
> <cfa_contentobjectdata ...
I'd imagine that this would be hugely inefficient, as the binary data would
need to be converted to Base64 for persistent storage within WDDX, which
would then be stored within the database. You'd be much better off storing
filesystem paths or pointers from a performance aspect.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
voice: (202) 797-5496
fax: (202) 797-5444
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