Is there any limit as to the size of XML file that can be sent in a Web Service parameter?

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Burton Wilkins - 27 Jul 2005 15:57 GMT

Dear Authorities:

Is there a limit as to the size of XML file that can be safely sent in a Web
Service as parameter? Realizing that XML is just a string, how many
characters can be safely transmitted to a Web Service? Or is there NO
limit?

Someone should know the answer to this question? Please reply.

Sincerely,

Burton G. Wilkins

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Marvin Smit - 27 Jul 2005 16:57 GMT

Hi,

There is no real limitation on this, however... keep in mind that:

- The larger the message, the more time. Clients might encounter
time-outs.
- Windows (32b) system assigns 4Gb a process, 2Gb Kernel & 2Gb User.
Use a streaming model or you might run into memory issues.
- The WebServices system tries to "Serialize" & "Deserialize"
objects<->xml. Having a huge XML will cause a huge deserialize
process.

Hope this helps,

Marvin Smit.

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Burton Wilkins - 27 Jul 2005 19:19 GMT

Thank you Marvin. A detail like that is very important to know in planning
what could or should be transmitted using a Web Service.

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Marvin Smit - 28 Jul 2005 11:18 GMT

Hi,

if you want to "just transport large amounts of data" (so no real
object<->xml conversion), you're probably better of using WSE with
DIME.

Marvin Smit.

>Thank you Marvin. A detail like that is very important to know in planning
>what could or should be transmitted using a Web Service.
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