Access webshare on local server via WSS (for use with large files)

For a bunch of files larger than 50 MB, I have a Windows folder that I
made a web share, but accessing this (webdav) folder with IE or
WSS-pageviewer web part gives only a very basic and unsophisticated
listing on the contents of the folder.
Is there some way (or some software) that gives a better, more
windows-alike look and use of webfolders, or that is recommended in
combination with Sharepoint?

Cornelius
Tue Mar 28 18:12:44 CST 2006

What exactly do you want the interface to show for the files?

Thanks
C
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"Prem" <premmetje@zonnet.nl> wrote in message news:premmetje@zonnet.nl:

> For a bunch of files larger than 50 MB, I have a Windows folder that I
> made a web share, but accessing this (webdav) folder with IE or
> WSS-pageviewer web part gives only a very basic and unsophisticated
> listing on the contents of the folder.
> Is there some way (or some software) that gives a better, more
> windows-alike look and use of webfolders, or that is recommended in
> combination with Sharepoint?

Engelbert
Tue Mar 28 22:25:35 CST 2006

.. and what's wrong with using the user interface the WSS team provided to
see the files in this document library :)

It seems odd to use a web share instead of the normal UI and then complain
about the look of the web share.

Engelbert

"Cornelius J. van Dyk [MVP]" <c@dtdn.ANTISPAM.com> wrote in message
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> What exactly do you want the interface to show for the files?
>
> Thanks
> C
> http://spaces.msn.com/cjvandyk
>
>
>
> "Prem" <premmetje@zonnet.nl> wrote in message news:premmetje@zonnet.nl:
>
>> For a bunch of files larger than 50 MB, I have a Windows folder that I
>> made a web share, but accessing this (webdav) folder with IE or
>> WSS-pageviewer web part gives only a very basic and unsophisticated
>> listing on the contents of the folder.
>> Is there some way (or some software) that gives a better, more
>> windows-alike look and use of webfolders, or that is recommended in
>> combination with Sharepoint?
>

Prem
Thu Mar 30 01:29:35 CST 2006

Ok, I will be more clear: because the files are larger than 50 MB, I
cannot upload them to a document library.
Therefore, I need to find another solution in which the users can
access large files through WSS by using a page viewer web part, that is
set to show a webshare of a folder on the server.
The standard view that a webshare gives (via the internet accessed) it
as follows, which is the same as if accessing an ftp server in the
oldfashioned way::

Domainname.com/foldername/
[To Parent Directory]
Sunday, November 20, 2005 12:01 AM <dir> dirname
Saturday, November 19, 2005 10:12 PM 6356337 filename

And that is not very like normal windows folders, nor like WSS folder
views.
So, does anyone have a solution for this?

Engelbert
Thu Mar 30 04:52:55 CST 2006

>Ok, I will be more clear: because the files are larger than 50 MB, I
>cannot upload them to a document library.

You can if you increase the settings for maximun file size. The default is
50MB but it can be over-ruled and does now work with larger settings.

Engelbert

"Prem" <premmetje@zonnet.nl> wrote in message
news:1143703775.534097.10380@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Ok, I will be more clear: because the files are larger than 50 MB, I
> cannot upload them to a document library.
> Therefore, I need to find another solution in which the users can
> access large files through WSS by using a page viewer web part, that is
> set to show a webshare of a folder on the server.
> The standard view that a webshare gives (via the internet accessed) it
> as follows, which is the same as if accessing an ftp server in the
> oldfashioned way::
>
> Domainname.com/foldername/
> [To Parent Directory]
> Sunday, November 20, 2005 12:01 AM <dir> dirname
> Saturday, November 19, 2005 10:12 PM 6356337 filename
>
> And that is not very like normal windows folders, nor like WSS folder
> views.
> So, does anyone have a solution for this?
>

Prem
Thu Mar 30 06:20:34 CST 2006

Yes I know, but files larger than 60 MB cause difficulties for SQL
server to process, as has been informed in other posts already (and by
MS).
My files are more than 100 MB sometimes, and just will not be uploaded
even after increasing the default max file size.

Engelbert
Thu Mar 30 06:29:12 CST 2006

Not with recent SPs - that was an earlier problem (and it struck at about 80
MB or even higher if I remember right rather than as low as 60MB). I think
it was SP1 where this was fixed.

Engelbert

"Prem" <premmetje@zonnet.nl> wrote in message
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> Yes I know, but files larger than 60 MB cause difficulties for SQL
> server to process, as has been informed in other posts already (and by
> MS).
> My files are more than 100 MB sometimes, and just will not be uploaded
> even after increasing the default max file size.
>

Todd
Thu Mar 30 16:38:49 CST 2006

We have uploads as large as 150 MB on our WSS site. Like Engelbert said,
once you get all the recent SPs on you should be fine.

tk
"Engelbert" <Engelbert@discussions.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Not with recent SPs - that was an earlier problem (and it struck at about
> 80 MB or even higher if I remember right rather than as low as 60MB). I
> think it was SP1 where this was fixed.
>
> Engelbert
>
> "Prem" <premmetje@zonnet.nl> wrote in message
> news:1143721234.039319.133480@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com...
>> Yes I know, but files larger than 60 MB cause difficulties for SQL
>> server to process, as has been informed in other posts already (and by
>> MS).
>> My files are more than 100 MB sometimes, and just will not be uploaded
>> even after increasing the default max file size.
>>
>
>

Prem
Thu Mar 30 17:59:45 CST 2006

Ok, thanks for the advice all
Cheers