I've released internal draft 025 which you can find here: https://forge.gridforum.org/sf/docman/do/downloadDocument/projects.dfdl-wg/d... I didn't get everything into it that I'd hoped. But I promised a number of people an improved draft by COB today, and this one is a big improvement over 019. Here's things I wanted to get in but couldn't: - we've settled the opaque data discussion. Someone should figure out where in 025 this treatment belongs and how the text of the proposal (circulated in email earlier this week) should be redone inside the core spec. - the discussion of variables is now in back matter which is gradually being phased out. (too formal/mathematical suitable for implementors only) But somebody needs to read the discussion of variables there and create a more user-centric discussion of the same. - null/default/optional - this is the focus of my work right now. Should have a proposal out next week. Next week on our wednesday call I want to go over the new organizational structure of this draft. Note: change tracking is turned ON in this draft. Please DO NOT send me comments on this draft in any form except using MS-WORD COMMENTS in the document. I really really don't want to piece through emails that say "on page xxx section yyy I think ....". It is much easier if people use MS-WORD Comments feature and then we can easily just merge stuff. Thanks 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