We want to use the XML:DB api, with the hope of supporting other repositories that implement the api. I'm sure we can work around it if BinaryResources aren't going to be supported in Xindice, I just wanted to know if there were any plans one way or the other.
Thanks, Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Bradford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 12:22 PM Subject: Re: BinaryResources? > On Thursday, January 10, 2002, at 11:08 AM, Tom Landrum wrote: > > Any plans to support BinaryResources in Xindice? > > > > We're looking at using Xindice for storing our data files, but we > > still have some files that aren't XML. I saw one message that suggested > > BinaryResources would be added in version 2. If so, is there any > > target release date for version 2? > > The underlying file system supports binary resources, and has since the > very beginning, they just aren't exposed via the Collection interface or > the XML:DB APIs. If you had direct access to the Filer (via Collection) > you could do binary storage and retrieval. This can be accomplished by > using an XMLObject or by embedding the software into your application > and driving it manually. > > -- > Tom Bradford - http://www.tbradford.org > Developer - Apache Xindice (Native XML Database) > Creator - Project Labrador (Web Services Framework) > >
