[SCL] Re: Abstract Syntax, ISO 8824/8825

[pat hayes]

>I just did a search on "abstract syntax" and found out that there is
>an ISO standard dealing with asbtract syntax. The standard is ISO 
>8824/8825, and
>it deals with ASN.1, with "ASN" short for "Abstract Syntax Notation".
>
>Some info is available from the non-broken links on
>
>http://www.usrconsult.be/Reference_Documents/ISO_8824_8825.shtml
>
>Also, http://www.isi.salford.ac.uk//books/osi/chap8.html gives some
>kind of overview.
>
>I can't tell if this standard is or will be relevant to some of your efforts.
>A glance at the latter URL should tell you pretty quickly, I would guess.
>
>I just wanted to bring it to your attention.
>
>Jim

Many thanks. Ive downloaded a book about this from

http://www.oss.com/asn1/larmouth.html

and am reading it now.  Not sure if its quite the same sort of thing 
as I was talking about, but it looks quite useful and has been around 
for the longest time. (It has videotex strings as a datatype!!)

Pat

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