> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Alan McDonald" <alan@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > > > and just how the files can be supplied in a multi-user
> environment,
> > > stored
> > > > on the server in shares? yuk! is another piece of the puzzle.
> > > > on-the-fly zip filters is something I need to do sometime.
> > > > Alan
> > >
> > > That is not a problem if it is a webapplication, or if you use an
> > > applicationserver that is able to stream the file content to the
> client
> > > application.
> > >
> > > Administration is also easy in those cases: define a root storage
> path
> > > and store the filepaths relative to that root. If you move the
> files
> > > around, you will only need to adjust the setting for the root
> storage
> > > path.
> > >
> > > Mark
> >
> > not the same in client/server setup though.
> > Alan
> >
>
>
> We are looking at separating blobs to the file-system in a project we
> are working on. What are the specific issues that you are referring to
> in the client/server setup?
>

you need to store the blobs on the server?, then you need to have each
client see and have access to the blob in the server's file system so the
path needs to resolve for every client in a reliable manner. You also need
to manage permissions correctly.
Alan