[XML-DEV Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message]

Re: XML socket server applications

  • From: Bob Kline <bkline@r...>
  • To: Tony O'Keeffe <tony.okeeffe@t...>
  • Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 08:46:40 -0500 (EST)

xml socket
On Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Tony O'Keeffe wrote:

> 
> I have a question about XML socket server applications,
> i.e. applications which:
> 
> 1.  listen on a socket
> 2.  accept a connection
> 3.  accept one or more XML documents (requests) on the connection
> 4.  send one or more XML documents (responses) on the connection
> 5.  close the connection
> 
> Is it more usual to:
> 
>  (i)  Precede each XML document with a MIME header,
>       including a Content-Length header (which might
>       be mandatory for the purposes of the application), OR
>  (ii) Just send "pure" XML documents with no preceding
>       headers, OR
> (iii) Do something else
> 

We send a 4-byte network-ordered length in front of the XML.

-- 
Bob Kline
mailto:bkline@r...
http://www.rksystems.com


PURCHASE STYLUS STUDIO ONLINE TODAY!

Purchasing Stylus Studio from our online shop is Easy, Secure and Value Priced!

Buy Stylus Studio Now

Download The World's Best XML IDE!

Accelerate XML development with our award-winning XML IDE - Download a free trial today!

Don't miss another message! Subscribe to this list today.
Email
First Name
Last Name
Company
Subscribe in XML format
RSS 2.0
Atom 0.3
 

Stylus Studio has published XML-DEV in RSS and ATOM formats, enabling users to easily subcribe to the list from their preferred news reader application.


Stylus Studio Sponsored Links are added links designed to provide related and additional information to the visitors of this website. they were not included by the author in the initial post. To view the content without the Sponsor Links please click here.

Site Map | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Trademarks
Free Stylus Studio XML Training:
W3C Member
Stylus Studio® and DataDirect XQuery ™are products from DataDirect Technologies, is a registered trademark of Progress Software Corporation, in the U.S. and other countries. © 2004-2013 All Rights Reserved.