Re: [NGO] NETCONF Data types

Juergen Schoenwaelder <j.schoenwaelder@jacobs-university.de> Mon, 07 January 2008 14:04 UTC

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From: Juergen Schoenwaelder <j.schoenwaelder@jacobs-university.de>
To: Sharon Chisholm <schishol@nortel.com>
Subject: Re: [NGO] NETCONF Data types
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On Mon, Jan 07, 2008 at 08:47:46AM -0500, Sharon Chisholm wrote:
 
> By the way, I chatted with one of my application folks about the 32
> versus 64 bit integer question and he indicated that he can't handle 64
> bit integers in his application so does want to when they he might
> expect them. In that case, a better approach is likely a complex type
> which gives length and value. This way if you handle all lengths, you
> just need to look at the value field.

I don't understand the proposal or how what I understand helps someone
who can't deal with 64 bit numbers.

/js

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