SAMBA-esque server in java

[Aaron Fude]

Hi,

I have a database application written in with strictly hierarchical
data and I would like to expose it to the windows platform as if it
were a mountable network drive. Where do I begin finding out how to do
that?

Many thanks in advance,

Aaron

 

[Tom Anderson]

I have a database application written in with strictly hierarchical data
and I would like to expose it to the windows platform as if it were a
mountable network drive. Where do I begin finding out how to do that?

There's a thing called FUSE, Filesystem in USErspace, which is a kernel
module which lets userspace programs implement filesystems - the kernel
module talks to the filesystem part of the kernel, and forwards the
requests to registered userspace programs. It was originally a Linux
thing, but has been ported to BSD and MacOS:

http://fuse.sourceforge.net/

and now Windows XP:

http://dokan-dev.net/en/

There's a Java binding for the userspace side:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse-j

And one for Windows:

http://yukoba.accelart.jp/2008/05/windows-fuse-dokan-become-open-source.html

Which is similar in intent but completely different in detail.

tom

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

I have a database application written in with strictly hierarchical
data and I would like to expose it to the windows platform as if it
were a mountable network drive. Where do I begin finding out how to do
that?

I think you have only one choice:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=143373&package_id=248550

Arne

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

http://jcifs.samba.org/

Google is your friend...

http://www.google.com/search?q=access+samba+shares+in+java

Second link..

Google is indeed your friend.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=difference+between+client+and+server&btnG=Search

Arne