Re: Arrays issue - Re: [dfdl-wg] Issues: additional data types

Array as blob: markup says 'this is an array, laid out like so', data is a big blob. (Probably this is what Jim is talking about)

Yes

Array as external blob: same as above, except payload is a URL, e.g., to OpenDAP server where the data is. (Ideal for "virtual datasets")

I definitely want to see data virtualization services based on DFDL, but I don't think we need do anything specific in the language to provide externally available access methods for parts of the described data set. Jim