Re: Handling attachment Query

Why not send the filename in the body of the SOAP message along with the
attachment reference? Take a look at:

http://www.whitemesa.com/dime/echofile.wsdl

which describes a simple file transfer service used a while back for testing
DIME interoperability (It actually provides for the transmission of an
attachment reference and filename in a SOAP header entry as well as in the
body, but that is only because the service was used for testing purposes).
The same principle would apply for a doc/lit service.

I briefly considered sending the filename contained in a DIME "option"
element as part of the DIME packaging of the file attachment, but didn't
think it was a good idea as I wanted the SOAP message handlers to have
access to the filename without needing to reach into the DIME package to get
it.

I could imagine also sending the filename and any other control data in a
SOAP header entry, and the attachment reference in the body.

RC