This is way off topic, but I have a client who is asking some questions that I am having a hard time answering. I was hoping some of you with more knowledge then I can give me some direction. I see all sorts of probems with this, but am trying to figure out what to say to him. I believe the files he is talking about are pfd files. I would think, first off, that you would need at least to have the directory structure along with filenames loaded into the DB before you could do anything he is asking me to do. In other words, it sounds like he wants to "crawl" the ftp site and load the information into a db. And then just display the files via thumbs, probably clicking them to add to a basket system, etc. Don't shoot me on this, I am just the messenger, but below is what is being asked for word for word from the client...
"I have a couple of key questions, one is how can a database interact with a FTP? Could a DB pull thumbnails from an FTP and display them on the web? Could a DB understand from a folder location on a sever what value to assign to it? For example if the DB searched the server for a file, and file's location was in folder 1, could it assign a price to it, if the DB understood all items in folder 1 have a $10 value?" My head hurts. I think he wants to be able to have the client find these files, add them to a basket system, and download them when done. ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to [email protected] with "unsubscribe witango-talk" in the body.
