Tom,
Your suggested method of extension is exactly what I would have
proposed. This allows a total of 62 (if zero is included?) formats.
Seems like more than enough.
Ron Bergman
On Tue, 3 Jun 1997, Tom Hastings wrote:
> I agree that we can go with one byte. We need all the octets we can get.
>> We probably need to agree how to extend after format "9".
>> I suggest that we use single UPPER CASE letters, then single
> lower case letters.
>> Tom
>> P.S. Ron,
> I like this process for resolving issues too.
>> At 12:10 06/03/97 PDT, Ron Bergman wrote:
> >There has been a significant discussion regarding the length of the
> >JobSubmissionID Format ID length. I recall that it was changed to
> >2 bytes in Austin because no one believed that more than 30 bytes
> >would ever be needed for the Submission ID.
> >
> >The proposal is:
> >
> >"Now that we have a valid reason for maximizing the Submission ID
> >the size should be reduced to one byte."
> >
> >I have not seen any objections to this proposal. If anyone objects,
> >please respond ASAP. The proposal will be accepted if there are no
> >objections by Monday, June 9th.
> >
> >
> > Ron Bergman