Good afternoon. Steve sent me the infoset draft for review. I considered it along with the embedded comments, and felt a slightly different approach might make our intention clearer and allow more rigour with fewer words. I offer this alternative starting point for further discussion and refinement; if it doesn't find favour I'll go back and refine the original. Hope this helps, Simon ________________________________ From: Steve Hanson [mailto:smh@uk.ibm.com] Sent: 24 October 2007 18:52 To: Simon Parker Subject: Fw: DFDL infoset - please review Hi Simon - draft DFDL infoset attached - doesn't cover the repeating groups 'wrinkle' discussed on the call. Regards, Steve Steve Hanson WebSphere Message Brokers Hursley, UK Internet: smh@uk.ibm.com Phone (+44)/(0) 1962-815848 ----- Forwarded by Steve Hanson/UK/IBM on 24/10/2007 18:06 ----- Mike Beckerle/Worcester/IBM@IBMUS 23/10/2007 15:18 To Steve Hanson/UK/IBM@IBMGB cc Subject Re: DFDL infoset - please reviewLink <Notes://D06ML070/802563ED00496501/38D46BF5E8F08834852564B500129B2C/96EA A4070FF5C1598025737D0030858E> It's ok for now. We either need to explain an "array info item" or be comfortanble that array vs. scalar is explained elsewhere. "belongs to an array" should be "belongs to an array of information items" I think so as to make it clearer that there isn't a special "array", but rather these are ... just arrays of information items. Mike Beckerle STSM, Architect, Scalable Computing IBM Software Group Information Platform and Solutions Westborough, MA 01581 direct: voice and FAX 508-599-7148 assistant: Pam Riordan priordan@us.ibm.com 508-599-7046 Steve Hanson/UK/IBM@IBMGB 10/23/2007 04:52 AM To Mike Beckerle/Worcester/IBM@IBMUS cc Subject Re: DFDL infoset - please reviewLink <Notes://D01ML259/85256FDB00077D54/38D46BF5E8F08834852564B500129B2C/4028 822A95E0C7838525737C0062C1B2> Thanks Mike. Regarding your array comment, you look to be saying that while it begs the question about an array info item, we are probably ok without one. Correct? I used Sandy's phrase "belongs to an array" rather than "is an array" - perhaps the latter is better? Regards, Steve Steve Hanson WebSphere Message Brokers Hursley, UK Internet: smh@uk.ibm.com Phone (+44)/(0) 1962-815848 Mike Beckerle/Worcester/IBM@IBMUS 22/10/2007 18:59 To Steve Hanson/UK/IBM@IBMGB cc Subject Re: DFDL infoset - please reviewLink <Notes://D06ML070/802563ED00496501/38D46BF5E8F08834852564B500129B2C/24EC 934A59422E8C8025737C005D4D16> 3 additional comments and 2 typographicals. Mike Beckerle STSM, Architect, Scalable Computing IBM Software Group Information Platform and Solutions Westborough, MA 01581 direct: voice and FAX 508-599-7148 assistant: Pam Riordan priordan@us.ibm.com 508-599-7046 Steve Hanson/UK/IBM@IBMGB 10/22/2007 01:07 PM To Suman Kalia/Toronto/IBM@IBMCA, Mike Beckerle/Worcester/IBM, Sandy Gao/Toronto/IBM, Alan Powell/UK/IBM, Peter Lambros, Ashutosh Arora/Burlingame/IBM, Catalin Bucsa/Boca Raton/IBM, Geoff Judd/UK/IBM, Ian W Parkinson/UK/IBM cc Subject DFDL infoset - please review Comments from Mike, Sandy and Alan incorporated. Regards, Steve Steve Hanson WebSphere Message Brokers Hursley, UK Internet: smh@uk.ibm.com Phone (+44)/(0) 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