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AUTO: Sunil Dandamudi is out of the office (returning 05/17/2013)
by Sunil Dandamudi 16 May '13

16 May '13

I am out of the office until 05/17/2013. Note: This is an automated response to your message "dfdl-wg Digest, Vol 83, Issue 6" sent on 05/16/2013 3:11:56. This is the only notification you will receive while this person is away.

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rationale for only allowing pattern facet on xs:string type
by Mike Beckerle 16 May '13

16 May '13

The pattern facet is allowed on all types in XML Schema. DFDL says the XSDL pattern facet is for xs:string type elements only. What is the rationale for this restriction? We are encountering many constraints in format specs that are using XML Schema regular expressions, where those regex are applied to numeric types (e.g., xs:decimal for lattitude and longitude). -- Mike Beckerle | OGF DFDL Workgroup Co-Chair | Tresys Technology | www.tresys.com

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Fw: OGF DFDL WG Call Agenda 2013-05-14
by Steve Hanson 13 May '13

13 May '13

This week's call will be devoted to reviewing the spec for the updates from errata v12, specifically the action 140 changes. Only Mike and Steve need attend. Regards Steve Hanson Architect, IBM Data Format Description Language (DFDL) Co-Chair, OGF DFDL Working Group IBM SWG, Hursley, UK smh(a)uk.ibm.com tel:+44-1962-815848 Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU

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OGF DFDL WG Call Minutes 2013-05-07
by Steve Hanson 07 May '13

07 May '13

Please find minutes from the above call on Redmine at http://redmine.ogf.org/dmsf_files/13076?download= Errata document is now at v013 here: http://redmine.ogf.org/dmsf_files/8104?download= Action 140 errata addendum at v001 here: http://redmine.ogf.org/dmsf_files/13017?download= Regards Steve Hanson Architect, IBM DFDL, Co-Chair, OGF DFDL Working Group IBM SWG, Hursley, UK smh(a)uk.ibm.com tel:+44-1962-815848

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OGF DFDL WG Call Agenda 2013-05-07
by Steve Hanson 07 May '13

07 May '13

Please find agenda for call on Redmine at http://redmine.ogf.org/dmsf_files/13076?download= Regards Steve Hanson Architect, IBM Data Format Description Language (DFDL) Co-Chair, OGF DFDL Working Group IBM SWG, Hursley, UK smh(a)uk.ibm.com tel:+44-1962-815848

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implicit alignment of complex types
by Mike Beckerle 01 May '13

01 May '13

I believe the spec language is unclear here. It says: The 'implicit' alignment of complex elements and groups is the alignment of its child with the greatest alignment. This could be worded more clearly: The 'implicit' alignment of complex elements is the alignment of their model group. The 'implicit' alignment of a model group is the alignment of its child with the greatest alignment. -- Mike Beckerle | OGF DFDL Workgroup Co-Chair | Tresys Technology | www.tresys.com

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when does lengthKind='delimited' accept EOF instead of a terminator.
by Mike Beckerle 01 May '13

01 May '13

The exact semantics of lengthKind='delimited' are a little bit unclear to me. Are there situations where we accept end-of-data as a substitute for finding a delimiter? Consider this: <element name="foo" type="xs:string" dfdl:lengthKind="delimited" dfdl:initiator="[START]" dfdl:terminator="[END]"/> I think this string should always cause a processing error: "[START] some data ". That is, the [END] terminator is not present, instead one runs out of data. So what exactly are the situations where delimited length kind will not find a delimiter, hit end-of-data, and be ok with it? I understand that hitting end-of-data might cause a backtrack for resolving points of uncertainty, but is there ever a case where running out of data is accepted as a substitute for finding a delimiter? (I am hoping the answer here is no, but I am asking because I am not certain.) -- Mike Beckerle | OGF DFDL Workgroup Co-Chair | Tresys Technology | www.tresys.com

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passing parameters to DFDL?
by Garriss Jr., James P. 29 Apr '13

29 Apr '13

XSLT has an ability to pass an external value to a parameter within the stylesheet, using <xsl:param>. Does DFDL have a similar capability? Does dfdl:defineVariable allow this? TIA

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OGF DFDL WG Call 2013-04-30 - cancelled
by Steve Hanson 28 Apr '13

28 Apr '13

Sorry have to cancel the call as I am at an IBM conference in Las Vegas and the time doesn't work. Regards Steve Hanson Architect, IBM DFDL Co-Chair, OGF DFDL Working Group Hursley, UK smh(a)uk.ibm.com tel:+44-1962-815848

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Cancelled: OGF DFDL WG Call
by Steve Hanson 28 Apr '13

28 Apr '13

Steve is at IBM IMPACT conference

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