Even with MIME or DIME, the binary data is sent in base64binary or hexbinary. The difference is it is not send as a part of the soap message. The difference is akin to attaching a jpeg image to an email rather than pasting the image in the body of the email.
- Vishwajit. >-----Original Message----- >From: Walker, Jeff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 6:07 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: Sending pictures or files through Web Services > >With Base64, there is an approx. 33% increase in the size of the >payload. That's a huge cost, considering all you're trying to do is >transfer a file from point A to B. If you always know the size of your >attachments, then you know up front the cost it brings to the table, and >then I guess Base64 would look more acceptable. To most people creating >web services, they don't know up front the cost of different parts of >their applications, on average, especially the size of attachments that >a person could add to the web service invocation. >Base64 is definitely the simplest. There are numerous examples out >there. >SWA and DIME are superseded by MTOM. >-jeff > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Erwin Reinhoud [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 3:03 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: Sending pictures or files through Web Services > >Hello, > >This is more another question than an answer, but why not use just >base64Binary in the payload? I know it adds to size and processing, but >as long as size stays in limits isn't this a good interoperable >alternative? > >Any comments? > >Thanks in advance. > >Greetings, > >Erwin > >-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- >Van: Pantvaidya, Vishwajit [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Verzonden: maandag 30 juli 2007 22:59 >Aan: [email protected] >Onderwerp: RE: Sending pictures or files through Web Services > > >For attachments with Axis1, you will probably end up using MIME, except >if the client is .NET based - then you will need to use DIME format >instead of MIME as Microsoft does not support MIME based attachments for >webservices. > > >- Vishwajit. > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Anthony Bull [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 1:49 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: Sending pictures or files through Web Services >> >>Hi David, >> >>I'm currently doing a project at work that requires the transmission of >>a file as part of a SOAP message. I'm only starting to implement it >>today, but I'm using the SOAP with attachments features in Axis2 (I >>don't know about Axis 1 support for it). The following article is what >>I started from, and it is working well: >> >>http://wso2.org/library/1148 >> >>cheers, >>Ants. >> >>at4david wrote: >>> Hi, I am starting to implement web services using Apache Axis and >Java. >>> I need to send files how pictures or others through Web Services and >I >>would >>> like to know how do it. >>> >>> I want to do that a client request for a specific picture to web >service >>and >>> Web Service will send requested picture to the client in its >response, is >>it >>> possible to do it with Web Services??? >>> >>> The client requests a picture and Web Service replies sending a >picture >>to >>> the client, this is the idea. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks in advance >>> >> >> >>-- >>Anthony >>------------------------------------- >>Anthony Bull >>Senior Developer >>Black Coffee Software Ltd >>PO Box 10-192 The Terrace >>Wellington, New Zealand >> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Ph +64 4 472 8818 >>Fax +64 4 472 8811 >>Mobile 021 303 692 >>------------------------------------- >>www.bcsoft.co.nz >>--------------------------------------------------------------- >>This email may contain confidential or privileged information, >>and is intended for use only by the addressee, or addressees. >>If you are not the intended recipient please advise the sender >>immediately and do not copy, use or disclose the contents to >>any other person or organisation. >>Black Coffee Software Ltd accepts no responsibility for viruses >>received with this email, or to any changes made to the original >>content. Any views or opinions expressed in this email may be >>personal to the sender and are not necessarily those of Black >>Coffee Software Ltd. >>--------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
