I think this was mentioned before, but check out JSON http://www.crockford.com/JSON/index.html
It is an very compact format that has libraries for ColdFusion, Flash and JavaScript (among others). mike chambers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Micha Schopman wrote: > I agree with you totally on the format. There are several ideas within > the W3 for a new format, and they are more or less the direct result of > RSS being to leverage complex data. > > However, I do think this is not an issue with missing a standard. It is > the issue of a SOAP standard not being supported0. We can introduce > numerous of new standards, but it in the end it all comes down to the > vendors supporting it. > > Even then, I don't think you need standards for everything. There are > numerous options in providing your applications with non standardized > data but that involves manual work just like the good old days. > > Micha Schopman > Project Manager > > Modern Media, Databankweg 12 M, 3821 AL Amersfoort > Tel 033-4535377, Fax 033-4535388 > KvK Amersfoort 39081679, Rabo 39.48.05.380 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----- > Modern Media, Making You Interact Smarter. Onze oplossingen verbeteren > de interactie met uw doelgroep. > Wilt u meer omzet, lagere kosten of een beter service niveau? Voor meer > informatie zie www.modernmedia.nl > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----- > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: dinsdag 16 augustus 2005 16:29 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Ajax and CFCs > > \> -----Original Message----- > >>From: Micha Schopman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 11:12 AM >>To: CF-Talk >>Subject: RE: Ajax and CFCs >> >>The amount of consistency is in the hands of the developer. It just is >>about documenting the format. > > > You're thinking too small here, Micha. We're not saying we can't get > the > job done - this isn't a "help me get this out the door" issue. It's a > broader question. > > Why should such a fundamental thing as passing structured data be left > completely to individual implementation? Why should that implementation > be > tightly coupled to the solution built? > > Why shouldn't my interface be able to switch from obtaining data from CF > to > obtaining data from WebSphere without having to rebuild the transport > mechanism on WebSphere? > > The complaint (well... my complaint) is that this is such a low level > issue. > Passing structured data from a server to a client needs to be solved by > EVERY SINGLE person doing AJAX style applications. Yet we have hundreds > if > not thousands of incompatible solutions. > > When you see that doesn't it at least indicate to you that a useful > umbrella > standard would be a useful thing? > > Again, it's not that it can't be done or that doing a one-off or a > personal > standard is difficult. It's that the situation is screaming for a > clear, > widely-adoptable standard. > > Jim Davis > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:215514 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
