Re: NT IIS number of files limit
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 49842
interpreted = N
texte = I think I get what you're saying.This directory right now is 86 megabytes and has 4,883 files within.Just going into it to snatch 2 or 3 photos is just as significant as searching through all the filenames, since essentially NT is doing that anyways, searching through the filesnames to find the 2 or 3 I'm placing on a page etc.Is there a good number to use as a ceiling on how many files to have within a folder?At 10:10 AM 4/29/03, you wrote:>Lester Emo wrote:>>Actually there is no search being done on these files.>>Search is the same as Open from the standpoint of the server. The >only difference is whether you iterate over multiple files or request a >single file. Opening a large directory is a not-insignificant operation, >since it requires walking through the directory structure until the entry >for the requested file(s) is/are found. It is still a drag on your >system, just not as much as if you tried to list all of the files (not to >mention DIR's prediliction to sort the returned files by default).>>John>>-->John Peacock>Director of Information Research and Technology>Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group>4501 Forbes Boulevard>Suite H>Lanham, MD 20706>301-459-3366 x.5010>fax 301-429-5748>>>------------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list
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I think I get what you're saying.This directory right now is 86 megabytes and has 4,883 files within.Just going into it to snatch 2 or 3 photos is just as significant as searching through all the filenames, since essentially NT is doing that anyways, searching through the filesnames to find the 2 or 3 I'm placing on a page etc.Is there a good number to use as a ceiling on how many files to have within a folder?At 10:10 AM 4/29/03, you wrote:>Lester Emo wrote:>>Actually there is no search being done on these files.>>Search is the same as Open from the standpoint of the server. The >only difference is whether you iterate over multiple files or request a >single file. Opening a large directory is a not-insignificant operation, >since it requires walking through the directory structure until the entry >for the requested file(s) is/are found. It is still a drag on your >system, just not as much as if you tried to list all of the files (not to >mention DIR's prediliction to sort the returned files by default).>>John>>-->John Peacock>Director of Information Research and Technology>Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group>4501 Forbes Boulevard>Suite H>Lanham, MD 20706>301-459-3366 x.5010>fax 301-429-5748>>>------------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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