James Bergstra wrote: > I'm surprised by the complete silence... was this post sent to the > wrong list? What would be a better one?
This is the right list. I don't know why you didn't get an answer earlier. >> Where can I find information on using BLOBs outside of plone? I use >> ZODB directly from my python programs and I would like to store large >> files across ZEO. I'm using a recent ZODB (3.9.3) >> >> - I use runzeo.py to start my server, how do I tell it where on the >> filesystem to put blob data? Create a ZConfig file that specifies the blob-dir option. Does anyone know where to find documentation of the ZConfig format? I always cobble something together using component.xml and examples. >> - when using blobs across ZEO, where is the blob data stored on the >> client side? Memory? /tmp? cwd? The blob data is stored in the filesystem directory specified by the blob-dir option. The layout of the directory is normally 8+ levels deep, so don't worry about putting too many files in any particular subdirectory. >> - I'm assuming that BLOBs should be manipulated like any other >> persistent object. How true is this? What exceptions are there? How >> is blob data cached in the client, specifically is it ever >> automatically flushed? I want to use my BLOB data (read only) after >> closing the db connection. >> >> - where in plone or elsewhere might I find code that would illustrate >> how blobs should be used? The BLOB tests provide good documentation of how to use them: http://svn.zope.org/ZODB/trunk/src/ZODB/tests/blob_basic.txt?rev=103153&view=auto I hope that test file answers your questions. Shane _______________________________________________ For more information about ZODB, see the ZODB Wiki: http://www.zope.org/Wikis/ZODB/ ZODB-Dev mailing list - ZODB-Dev@zope.org https://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zodb-dev
