Re: [wxperl-users] Virtual FS sample

[Mattia B. <mb...@ds...>]

> On Wednesday 17 April 2002 18:44, Mattia Barbon wrote:
> > Well, no... there isn't ( currently ) any way to extend a FS handler.
> 
> I'm currently over my head with work to catch up so I can't guarantee that 
> I'll have time to try it out, but I know I will need VFS functionality as 
> soon as I get back to work on my Wx project. Do you mean there is no way to 
> extend an _existing_ FS handler, or simply no way to create one (which I 
> understand could amount to exactly the same) ?
There is ( and probably there wull never be ) a way to _extend_ [1] an
existing wxWindows FS handler ( wxMemoryFSH, wxZipFSH, wxInternetFSH );
It is curently possible to use wxWindows C++ FS handlers. I'm implementing
the interfaces allowing the creation of customized FS handlers written in Perl.

> > If you are willing to test it ( I can provide binary snapshots
> > compiled against wxWindows 2.2 and 2.3 ( pick one ) ),
> > contact me off-list.
> 
> If you get no testers in the days to come, get back to me off-list and I'll 
> try to fit the testing into a small time hole :)
I've got another tester, thanks for the offer, anyway!

Regards
Mattia