File system extractor

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File system extrator is used to map parts of local file system, ie. one folder and it's content to a topic map. File system extractor creates a topic for each file and folder and associates each file to the folder containing the file. Extractor also binds file's type and size to the topic as a type topic and text occurrence. Path of the file is set as a subject locator for each file topic.
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File system extractor is used to create topic map blueprints of any given file system, ie. folder and it's content is converted to a topic map. File system extractor creates a topic for each file and folder and associates the file with the enclosing folder. Extractor also adds file topics text occurrences with file's type and size. Each file topic is given a subject locator created with file's path. Extractor doesn't change mapped files and directories.
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File system extractor starts with '''File > Extract > Simple files > Directory structure extractor...'''.
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Below is a screenshot of Wandora with a topic map generated by Directory structure extractor. Extracted directory was '''wandora-org''' of Wandora's source code distribution package. Dark red edges represent folder inclusion relation i.e. '''is-located''' associations. The light blue topic in the middle is root of extracted directory structure '''file:/D:/projects/Wandora/wandora-org/'''.
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[[Image:Simple_directory_extract_example.gif|center]]

Latest revision as of 16:30, 15 March 2009

File system extractor is used to create topic map blueprints of any given file system, ie. folder and it's content is converted to a topic map. File system extractor creates a topic for each file and folder and associates the file with the enclosing folder. Extractor also adds file topics text occurrences with file's type and size. Each file topic is given a subject locator created with file's path. Extractor doesn't change mapped files and directories.

File system extractor starts with File > Extract > Simple files > Directory structure extractor....

Below is a screenshot of Wandora with a topic map generated by Directory structure extractor. Extracted directory was wandora-org of Wandora's source code distribution package. Dark red edges represent folder inclusion relation i.e. is-located associations. The light blue topic in the middle is root of extracted directory structure file:/D:/projects/Wandora/wandora-org/.


Simple directory extract example.gif
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