Lpc2000

I have read parts of the thread on FAT file system, and feel some 
moral responsibility to raise a warning.

If you're using FAT as a method of storing/retrieving non-critical 
data, fine.

Sometimes you need to share data with Micriosft PCs and don't have 
much choice.

If, however, you're using FAT to store critical data (ie FAT fails, 
then system fails), be warned that FAT is terrible at this job and you 
should consider some other file system strategy.

According to http://www.datalight.com/product_detail.asp?
p_id=22&archive=0  up to 80% of product failures in devices using FAT 
can be blamed on FAT file system corruption. Of course they have 
something to sell, so one should treat their view with some suspicion. 
[Having written a log-structured file system, I disagree with most of 
the things they say about those too].
Still, I am aware of FAT causing significant problems for many 
systems.

IMHO use something other than FAT if you can.


-- Charles