Virtual File System - Where to start?

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Hi,

I would like to provide an interface to a hierachical database system within
Windows Explorer and at the system level so that it functions as a standard
disk drive. That is, you can use Win32 file functions, my code intercepts
these and interfaces instead with the actual database. I want to use a file
system since namespace extensions function at the shell level instead of the
device. I’d also like to get folders, context menus and other UI stuff at
the shell level. Is there a sample that starts in this direction. I have the
IFS Kit and haven’t found a good example.

Thanks for any help on a newbie question.
Kevin Taylor

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FileDisk here (http://www.acc.umu.se/~bosse/) might be what you are looking
for.

–

-Farooque Khan
Sr. Technology Architect,
Info Spectrum India Pvt. Ltd.
http://info-spectrum.com
http://farooque.150m.com

“Kevin Taylor” wrote in message news:xxxxx@ntfsd…
> Hi,
>
> I would like to provide an interface to a hierachical database system
within
> Windows Explorer and at the system level so that it functions as a
standard
> disk drive. That is, you can use Win32 file functions, my code intercepts
> these and interfaces instead with the actual database. I want to use a
file
> system since namespace extensions function at the shell level instead of
the
> device. I’d also like to get folders, context menus and other UI stuff at
> the shell level. Is there a sample that starts in this direction. I have
the
> IFS Kit and haven’t found a good example.
>
> Thanks for any help on a newbie question.
> Kevin Taylor
>
>
>

3

Not a file system.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Farooque Khan
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 9:34 PM
To: Windows File Systems Devs Interest List
Subject: Re:[ntfsd] Virtual File System - Where to start?

FileDisk here (http://www.acc.umu.se/~bosse/) might be what you are looking
for.

–

-Farooque Khan
Sr. Technology Architect,
Info Spectrum India Pvt. Ltd.
http://info-spectrum.com
http://farooque.150m.com

“Kevin Taylor” wrote in message news:xxxxx@ntfsd…
> Hi,
>
> I would like to provide an interface to a hierachical database system
within
> Windows Explorer and at the system level so that it functions as a
standard
> disk drive. That is, you can use Win32 file functions, my code intercepts
> these and interfaces instead with the actual database. I want to use a
file
> system since namespace extensions function at the shell level instead of
the
> device. I’d also like to get folders, context menus and other UI stuff at
> the shell level. Is there a sample that starts in this direction. I have
the
> IFS Kit and haven’t found a good example.
>
> Thanks for any help on a newbie question.
> Kevin Taylor
>
>
>

—
Questions? First check the IFS FAQ at
https://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?id=17

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Definitely not a place to start.

–
Don Burn (MVP, Windows DDK)
Windows 2k/XP/2k3 Filesystem and Driver Consulting
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“Farooque Khan” wrote in message
news:xxxxx@ntfsd…
> FileDisk here (http://www.acc.umu.se/~bosse/) might be what you are
looking
> for.
>
> –
>
> -Farooque Khan
> Sr. Technology Architect,
> Info Spectrum India Pvt. Ltd.
> http://info-spectrum.com
> http://farooque.150m.com
>
>

5

Kevin,

Actually, the IFS Kit provides you with what you have to implement along
the upper edge of a virtual file system of the type you suggest - but it
does not demonstrate what to implement along the lower edge.

No matter what, building a virtual file system from scratch, even using
the IFS Kit examples, is a substantial project. I do not know of any
non-commercial examples or solutions of virtual file systems, either, so
what you find in the IFS kit is probably the best you are going to have
available.

Regards,

Tony

Tony Mason
Consulting Partner
OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
http://www.osr.com

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Taylor
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 5:11 PM
To: ntfsd redirect
Subject: [ntfsd] Virtual File System - Where to start?

Hi,

I would like to provide an interface to a hierachical database system
within Windows Explorer and at the system level so that it functions as
a standard disk drive. That is, you can use Win32 file functions, my
code intercepts these and interfaces instead with the actual database. I
want to use a file system since namespace extensions function at the
shell level instead of the device. I’d also like to get folders, context
menus and other UI stuff at the shell level. Is there a sample that
starts in this direction. I have the IFS Kit and haven’t found a good
example.

Thanks for any help on a newbie question.
Kevin Taylor

Questions? First check the IFS FAQ at
https://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?id=17

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You can look at our product.

http://www.storagecraft.com/products/umfs.html

Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation
xxxxx@storagecraft.com
http://www.storagecraft.com

----- Original Message -----
From: “Kevin Taylor”
Newsgroups: ntfsd
To: “Windows File Systems Devs Interest List”
Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 1:10 AM
Subject: [ntfsd] Virtual File System - Where to start?

> Hi,
>
> I would like to provide an interface to a hierachical database system within
> Windows Explorer and at the system level so that it functions as a standard
> disk drive. That is, you can use Win32 file functions, my code intercepts
> these and interfaces instead with the actual database. I want to use a file
> system since namespace extensions function at the shell level instead of the
> device. I’d also like to get folders, context menus and other UI stuff at
> the shell level. Is there a sample that starts in this direction. I have the
> IFS Kit and haven’t found a good example.
>
> Thanks for any help on a newbie question.
> Kevin Taylor
>
>
>
> —
> Questions? First check the IFS FAQ at
https://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?id=17
>
> You are currently subscribed to ntfsd as: xxxxx@storagecraft.com
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