VOTable alternative?

[Alasdair Allan]

> > > Or as a DIME atachement to the SOAP message ..
> > 
> > If it's in DIME, are there any advantages in using XML for the data?

> Well on services like CasService which Tamas pointed out earlier we
> allow the caller to choose DIME , DataSet or VOtable. If you choose
> VOTABLE you get everything in a no binary VOTABLE if you choose dime you
> get a FitsFile attached to the message So I guess the answer is if it is
> binary it does nt need to be XML no. I think this is Adreases appraoch
> for Alma also.

Hmm, if the reult is big enough to need a binary file I'd much rather have 
a URI pointing to the file than a wrapped one over the wire.

Al.