Adam, > > Indeed however there are ways of persisting a model & they require at > the end of the day a recognizable document design/format. > > I have already noted how using text children of an element to use a > value vs a std "value" attribute in the archetype xml inflates the file > sizes. > > <A> > Some value > </A> > > & > <A value=""Some value"/> > > Are both persisting/serializing the same data. > > Adam >
Your example here is contrary to your statement, example 1, 17 characters, example 2, 23 characters. Not sure how you get a 1/3 size reduction. Heath

