WinFS

[Puppy Breath]

All I know about WinFS right now (other than the fact that it's not ready
for primetime) is that it's some sort of SQL tie-in to the filesystem and/or
perhaps all Vista these indexes. It's not a filesystem per se, like NTFS is
a filesystem. What I don't know is: What exactly will WinFS bring me beyond
what I already have in Vista? More complex SQL queries of the filesystem?
SQL Server access to the filesystem? Or is it something else entirely?

 

[Zack Whittaker]

It's gonna be cool... basically linking in your search features and stuff -
finding stuff faster, organised... but there isn't much info on WinFS yet.
Microsoft shipped Beta 1 a little while ago... but it's still meant to be
cool )

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[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

WinFS is not a file system, a data store that will run on top of the NTFS
file system.

It simplifies the process of finding and storing important user data. In
addition to streamlined API's (Application Programming Interface) for
accessing relational data. "WinFS" introduces a new centralized storage
subsystem and API for storing and searching documents and contacts.



Adapted from Developer's Guide to Interoperability and Migration in
"Longhorn" version 1.0, emerging practices/guidance for early
implementers/patterns and practices.



So one should note that WinFS is really a powerful extension being added to
the file system in Longhorn, basically a stack that will be able to make
information more searchable and accessible throughout aspects of the Windows
user interface.



WinFS is difficult mainly because it is tied to every aspect of Windows,
meaning every program will be an assistant to it. This also means Microsoft
will need third party developers to have hooks into the technology itself to
make Search aware also to programs being built for Windows.
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[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

Correction:
"WinFS is not a file system, a data store that will run on top of the NTFS
file system."
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WinFS is not a file system, "it is" a data store that will run on top of the
NTFS
file system.
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[Zack Whittaker]

Check here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/data/WinFS/default.aspx
Under the heading "Building WinFS Solutions"....

.... it *is* a file system.

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[Puppy Breath]

Great, thanks guys.

 

[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

hmm, its a bit contradictory to be honest. Because a File System is a method
of storing and organizing data to make it easy to find and access them. But
WinFS is so much more than that.

That paragraph even contradicts itself:
"WinFS bridges the gap between file systems and databases"

If it bridges the gap between "traditional" file systems and databases, then
that means its something more than both. Unless its saying its better than
its ownself. :-s
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