Resource information can be extracted without loading the resource You can get information about the resource name, ID, size etc. without actually loading the file. Extensive error checking The PRF-file system should not create any crashes as long as error codes are checked carefully. Rutines for low memory situations. The PRF-file system include a rutine for shrinking the file cache during lack of memory situations. As similar to ordinary resources as possible.
Resources can be purgeable or locked.
No inits or shared-libraries are needed. The PRFBenchMarks application lets you compare the speed of PRF-resources and ordinary resource. Source code is included for verification. The latest version of PRFFile SDK is available at Programmer's Alley at Pascal Central . Version 0.4 of the SDK is mirrored at plantecohost.harvard.edu .