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Re: Images embedded in XML

From: John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>
To: Seairth Jacobs <seairth@bbglobex.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 16:02:24 -0400

Seairth Jacobs wrote:

> Why not use a CDATA section, as in:
> 
>     <![CDATA[image binary here]]>

Because characters in the range 0x00 to 0x1F, other than CR, LF, TAB,
can't be used in XML files at all, not even as &#x0; or the like.
You have to encode them with Base64 or some private hack.

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References:
- Announce: Happy Birthday to XML-RPC
  - From: Dave Winer <dave@userland.com>
- Images embedded in XML
  - From: Jeff Rafter <jeffrafter@earthlink.net>
- Re: Images embedded in XML
  - From: Seairth Jacobs <seairth@bbglobex.com>

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