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Old 04-11-2006   #3 (permalink)
Benjamin Grol [MSFT]
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RE: WinFS support for Alternate Data Streams (ADS)

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
> >
> >