describing binary content in XML

From the tech team here...let me know if this helps.

jtw


On Tue, 2004-07-27 at 11:27, John Wilbanks wrote:

>> A thread that I can't help on - any thoughts from the tech folk?
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I think the SOAP/XML Protocol folks are working on something relevant...
Let's see... ah; quite recent...

 SOAP 1.2 Attachment Feature
 http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/NOTE-soap12-af-20040608/

There's a figure in section 5 that shows a binary .wav file packaged
with a SOAP message. But you'd never guess that the document
is related to the problems of sticking binary data in/near XML
from its abstract:

"This document defines a SOAP feature that represents an abstract model
for SOAP attachments. It provides the basis for the creation of SOAP
bindings that transmit such attachments along with a SOAP envelope, and
provides for reference of those attachments from the envelope. SOAP
attachments are described using the notion of a compound document
structure consisting of a primary SOAP message part and zero or more
related documents parts known as attachments."


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