Re: [xml] When will you support xml version 1.1?

[Michael Day <mikeday yeslogic com>]

> Our problem area has been ISO2709 which are converted to MARCXML (from 
> network sources beyond our control). Right now problematic chars, say 
> &#7, are just thrown away. Another option to avoid data loss would for 
> us to make _private_ semantics <char num="7"/>.
Another option if you want to tunnel what is essentially uninterpreted 
binary data through XML is to Base64 encode it, that way even NUL bytes 
or whatever can be handled safely. (As Daniel pointed out, XML 1.1 does 
not allow arbitrary binary data as text content).
Best regards,

Michael

--
Print XML with Prince!
http://www.princexml.com