[teiid-dev] alternative to the text connector / translator

[Ken Johnson]

+1 on some kind of dynamic path/filename capability.

Charles Mosher wrote:
> And would this still support the multiple-files-in-a-directory use-case?  I.e., can wild-cards be incorporated into these filenames (wherever they are stored)?  Perhaps using a function as suggested would be better for this example, where logic could be used to determine the file/pathnames at query time.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Chuck
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Doyle" <jdoyle at redhat.com>
> To: "Steven Hawkins" <shawkins at redhat.com>
> Cc: "teiid-dev" <teiid-dev at lists.jboss.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 11:11:43 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [teiid-dev] alternative to the text connector / translator
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>
> ----- "Steven Hawkins" <shawkins at redhat.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Assuming the use of a simple file translator/ resource adapter
>> procedure to get files, the downside to either approach is that
>> relative file names would now be stored on either the model or in a
>> function.
>>
>> I support the second, since it completely removes the need for a
>> heavy-weight text translator and is feasible before RC1.
>>
>>     
>
> I like the second solution as well.  It's consistent with the move made with XML.  But why relative paths, why not absolute paths?    
>
>   
>> Steve
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