Re: Creating a virtual file system

2005-08-09 Thread Bryan Olson
Jeff Schwab wrote: > I agree that you & I are probably discussing different things, but I > think this is exactly what the OP was seeking. He said: > > > I'm working on a project to implement a simple cross-platform file > > sharing protocol (using Python) that is similar to HTTP, and I >

Re: Creating a virtual file system

2005-08-09 Thread Jeff Schwab
Bryan Olson wrote: > Jeff Schwab wrote: > > You don't have to pay Microsoft to develop a Windows-compatible > > filesystem. See http://ubiqx.org/cifs/. > > That's a different usage of "filesystem" than what is at issue > here. I agree that you & I are probably discussing different things, but

Re: Creating a virtual file system

2005-08-09 Thread Bryan Olson
Jeff Schwab wrote: > You don't have to pay Microsoft to develop a Windows-compatible > filesystem. See http://ubiqx.org/cifs/. That's a different usage of "filesystem" than what is at issue here. -- --Bryan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Creating a virtual file system

2005-08-09 Thread Jeff Schwab
Bryan Olson wrote: > > Atila Olah wrote: > > My question is: How do I implement a virtual partition that acts like a > > real file-system and is compleatly transparent to other programs? > > Should I make a virtual file allocation table for a FAT32 partition or > > simulate an NTFS? Or even fu

Re: Creating a virtual file system

2005-08-09 Thread Bryan Olson
Atila Olah wrote: > My question is: How do I implement a virtual partition that acts like a > real file-system and is compleatly transparent to other programs? > Should I make a virtual file allocation table for a FAT32 partition or > simulate an NTFS? Or even further: How do I create a juncti

Re: Creating a virtual file system

2005-08-07 Thread Jeff Schwab
Atila Olah wrote: > I'm working on a project to implement a simple cross-platform file > sharing protocol (using Python) that is similar to HTTP, and I have to > write a GUI for Windows and Linux. But let's start with the harder one: > Windows. > > My question is: How do I implement a virtual part

Re: Creating a virtual file system

2005-08-07 Thread Jorgen Grahn
On 5 Aug 2005 16:47:08 -0700, Atila Olah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm working on a project to implement a simple cross-platform file > sharing protocol (using Python) that is similar to HTTP, and I have to Like WebDAV, then? > My question is: How do I implement a virtual partition that acts l