> Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 16:08:07 +0100
> From: Robert Sanderson <[log in to unmask]>
>
> If the term needs to have arbitrarily complex structure, then I
> think that should be up to the entity defining the term structure.

Yes.

> So if you need to send complex terms then you define a relation
> modifier for the structure and then say 'the structure is in escaped
> XML' or 'the structure is in base64 encoded, BER encoded, ASN1.' or
> whatever else is appropriate for the term.

Yes.

> We should however change the XCQL schema to allow Any in <term>
> rather than just string.

Yes.

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