RE: array encoding in SOAP

> Whatever the merits of our current array/struct design,  I think it is a
> mistake to assume that all interesting SOAP implementations will always
> use a schema description such as WSDL to decode messages.  The ability to
> map individual self-describing messages into dynamically typed languages,
> such as scripting languages, seems to be very useful.

I second that. If self-describing is not a goal, why not use IIOP
(nice & compact) coupled with IDL (the readable XML Schema alternative)?


\\ Eugene Kuznetsov
\\ eugene@datapower.com
\\ DataPower Technology, Inc.