gregarican wrote: > Sion Arrowsmith wrote: > > >>shovel huge amounts of data > > > That right there basically takes XML-RPC off the table as a viable > solution. No matter how much fine tuning you try large amounts of data > don't bode well using XML-RPC. The other posted alternatives are > certainly worth a shot. From CORBA to cPickle to even a basic TCP > socket connection would be more efficient. I have used XML-RPC for very > small recordset transfers but I wouldn't use it for anything large. > <rant> I am continually surprised that the industry as a whole has become so enamoured of XML that people persist in using it for tasks it was never designed nor intended to be used for. </rant>
I suppose there *was* a good reason for using XML-RPC in the first place? regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd www.holdenweb.com Love me, love my blog holdenweb.blogspot.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
