Re: Symbolic Link

2007-10-10 Thread samwyse
On Sep 9, 10:05 pm, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED] central.gen.new_zealand> wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,samwysewrote: > > > A hard-link, OTOH, allows > > direct access to the contents of a file, as long as it is on the same > > filesystem. No extra steps are required, so the pr

Re: Symbolic Link

2007-09-09 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, samwyse wrote: > A hard-link, OTOH, allows > direct access to the contents of a file, as long as it is on the same > filesystem. No extra steps are required, so the process runs a few > microseconds faster, and directory-level permissions can't get in the way. Har

Re: Symbolic Link

2007-09-09 Thread samwyse
mosscliffe wrote: > On 22 Aug, 00:05, Ian Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>On Aug 19, 4:29 pm,mosscliffe<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> The source file is in an area which python can see, but not the browser. I am trying to make a link in a browser friendly area so I can use it to

Re: Symbolic Link

2007-08-30 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ian Clark wrote: > My question would be why a symbolic link? Why not a hard link? Because of the potential for confusion. For instance, modifying the file without realizing that some other place expects to see the unmodified version. -- http://mail.python.org/mail

Re: Symbolic Link

2007-08-23 Thread mosscliffe
On 22 Aug, 00:05, Ian Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hyuga wrote: > > On Aug 19, 4:29 pm,mosscliffe<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The source file is in an area which python can see, but not the > >> browser. I am trying to make a link in a browser friendly area so I > >> can use it to display

Re: Symbolic Link

2007-08-21 Thread Ian Clark
Hyuga wrote: > On Aug 19, 4:29 pm, mosscliffe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The source file is in an area which python can see, but not the >> browser. I am trying to make a link in a browser friendly area so I >> can use it to display an image file. > > You might want to try using an .htaccess f

Re: Symbolic Link

2007-08-20 Thread Hyuga
On Aug 19, 4:29 pm, mosscliffe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The source file is in an area which python can see, but not the > browser. I am trying to make a link in a browser friendly area so I > can use it to display an image file. You might want to try using an .htaccess file. Place a file cal

Re: Symbolic Link

2007-08-19 Thread mosscliffe
On 19 Aug, 13:16, samwyse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > mosscliffewrote: > > I am trying to create a link to a file, which I can then use in an > > HTML page. > > > The system is Linux on a hosted web service, running python 2.3. > > Other than that I have no knowledge of the system. > > > The link

Re: Symbolic Link

2007-08-19 Thread samwyse
mosscliffe wrote: > I am trying to create a link to a file, which I can then use in an > HTML page. > > The system is Linux on a hosted web service, running python 2.3. > Other than that I have no knowledge of the system. > > The link is created OK, but when I try to use it as filename for the >

Re: Symbolic Link

2007-08-19 Thread Diez B. Roggisch
mosscliffe schrieb: > On 18 Aug, 23:49, "Diez B. Roggisch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> mosscliffe schrieb: >> >> >> >>> I am trying to create a link to a file, which I can then use in an >>> HTML page. >>> The system is Linux on a hosted web service, running python 2.3. >>> Other than that I have

Re: Symbolic Link

2007-08-18 Thread mosscliffe
On 18 Aug, 23:49, "Diez B. Roggisch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > mosscliffe schrieb: > > > > > I am trying to create a link to a file, which I can then use in an > > HTML page. > > > The system is Linux on a hosted web service, running python 2.3. > > Other than that I have no knowledge of the sys

Re: Symbolic Link

2007-08-18 Thread Diez B. Roggisch
mosscliffe schrieb: > I am trying to create a link to a file, which I can then use in an > HTML page. > > The system is Linux on a hosted web service, running python 2.3. > Other than that I have no knowledge of the system. > > The link is created OK, but when I try to use it as filename for the