Foreign object inclusion WAS: Namespaces, ArchitecturalForms, and Sub-Documents

[Gavin McKenzie]

Isn't Base64 the fix to any fears associated with uuencoded resources
emitting an occasional ]]>?

Gavin.

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Tim Bray [SMTP:tbray at textuality.com]
>Sent:	Thursday, February 05, 1998 4:39 PM
>To:	xml-dev at ic.ac.uk
>Subject:	Re: Foreign object inclusion WAS: Namespaces, ArchitecturalForms,
>and Sub-Documents
>
>David Megginson wrote:
>
>> <object notation="uuencoded">
>> begin 644 para
>> M66]U(&%R92!Q=6ET92!R:6=H="!T:&%T('1H:7,@:7,@;&5G86P at 6$U,(&]R
>> M(%-'34P at +2T@=&AA="=S(&]N92!V86QI9`IU<V4@;V8 at 3D]4051)3TX at 871T
>> J<FEB=71E<RX at 2&5R92=S('1H:7,@<&%R86=R87!H(%5514Y#3T1%1#H*
>> `
>> end
>> </object>
>
>Don't want to be pedantic, but for this to work you need at least
><object notation='uuencoded'>
><![CDATA[
></object>
>
>I'm sure you can see why.  But in the general case not even
>that works, because uuencode will be sure to emit the occasional
>"]]>".  Neither SGML nor XML really have any facilities designed
>to support in-line inclusion of foreign objects.  Yes, this
>is irritating. -Tim
>
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