I've viewed your comments and will incorporate them and resubmit.

One question is about complex types and text representation.

You mentioned we don't allow lengthKind="characters" on complex types. Seems to me if representation="text" it is quite likely that everything is given in lengthUnits="characters".

I'm not sure why not, though I have vague recollection of this restriction being discussed. Can you remind me?

...mike

On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 7:06 AM, Alan Powell <alan_powell@uk.ibm.com> wrote:

Mike

Comments from our review in attached doc

Alan Powell

MP 211, IBM UK Labs, Hursley, Winchester, SO21 2JN, England
Notes Id: Alan Powell/UK/IBM email: alan_powell@uk.ibm.com
Tel: +44 (0)1962 815073 Fax: +44 (0)1962 816898

From: Mike Beckerle <mbeckerle.dfdl@gmail.com>
To: dfdl-wg@ogf.org
Date: 19/06/2009 04:13
Subject: [DFDL-WG] output value calc

New draft of output value calc stuff. based on prior review (last week) which simplified and clarified things somewhat.

Examples are a simple and a complex type, with the same context - fits in a box that is rounded up in size to next multiple of 4 bytes.

There's some material in here also about bit strings and use of dfdl:length measured in bits. This was to cover truncation fully. It is not a comprehensive treatment of bit fields though.

All mention of variables and/or parameters is gone.

See what you think.

....mike

Mike Beckerle | OGF DFDL WG Co-Chair | CTO | Oco, Inc.
Tel: 781-810-2125 | 100 Fifth Ave., 4th Floor, Waltham MA 02451 |

mbeckerle.dfdl@gmail.com[attachment "outputValueCalc-and-variables-003.doc" deleted by Alan Powell/UK/IBM] -- dfdl-wg mailing list dfdl-wg@ogf.org http://www.ogf.org/mailman/listinfo/dfdl-wg

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