Re: base64Binary and hexBinary

James Clark writes:

>> It would be nice to have built-in datatypes
>> base64Binary and hexBinary derived from binary by
>> fixing the encoding facet.  It seems unnecessarily
>> user-hostile to require users to derive a datatype
>> themselves in order to use binary.
>> 
>> James
>> 

What's more, it would significantly benefit interoperability.  If everyone 
redefines these types under different names, it's very hard to build 
tools, database mappings, etc.  that deal with all such data in a common 
manner.

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Received on Saturday, 6 January 2001 22:15:24 UTC