Yes,
We don't support ADS in WinFS Beta 1. We're considering doing this for
WinFS v1 based on customer requirements. More on this soon.
-Ben
Bgrol@microsoft.com [MSFT]
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"Aaron Oneal" wrote:
> Well, I just tested it, and beta 1 definitely does not support ADS. If you
> access the store from the network share (and not the WinFS namespace
> extension under My Computer), you will get the error message stated below.
> If you then try to access the alternate stream you'll get a message "The
> filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect." I thought
> perhaps it was just the RsFx driver that didn't support the syntax, so I
> copied an ADS file into WinFS using the namespace extension (which probably
> uses RsFx still anyway), and it did not give me the error message, so I
> copied the file back out to take a look at it. When I copied the file back
> out, the ADS streams were gone. So, based on my tests too, it appears they
> are not supported.
>
> "marc" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > the WinFS SDK documentation states that..."If you attempt to copy this
> > text file to a "WinFS" store, you will receive the following error: The
> > file example.txt has extra information attached to it that might be
> > lost if you continue copying. The contents of the file will not be
> > affected...."
> >
> > I have tested this, copying a file with ADS data to the WinFS store. No
> > warning No message appears during this operation.
> >
> > Anyone can help? It really looks like WinFS does not support ADS, I
> > have tested it.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Marc Ochsenmeier
> > www.ochsenmeier.de
> >
> >