File plugin file path length

[udiluca]

Hello,

I'm working on an Document Management System based on Servoy.
All folders created and all files included in the database gets an input in the file system, where its name is transformed based on the record UUID.

As we don't plan any limitation in the number of folders the user can nest, I'm wondering if there's a limitation in the file path length the file plugin can handle ?

We thought of a method to split up the UUID, creating sub-folders, so that to limit the number of elements per folder, but as this system is multi-tenant, the algorithm seems complex with a clear overhead to calculate the directory structure.

Thanks for any input on the subject, I couldn't find this information.

Ugo

[david]

Pretty sure there is no limit to the directory structure string length as we've used some pretty long ones in the past.

An idea: if you want to keep original file names, put them in directories with names based on UUIDs.

Some very old code but might be interesting for you:

http://community.data-sutra.com/project ... am.js#L742
http://community.data-sutra.com/project ... am.js#L935

[udiluca]

Thank you David,

Interresting idea indeed. I will look at this.

Ugo