sorry eric, i was reading straight from the documentation and according to it it has no use. On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Eric Hellman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > It's not correct to say that rft_val has no use; when used, it should > contain a URL-encoded package of xml or kev metadata. it would be correct > to say it is very rarely used. > > > On Sep 14, 2009, at 1:40 PM, Rosalyn Metz wrote: > > ok no one shoot me for doing this: >> >> in section 9.1 Namespaces [Registry] of the OpenURL standard (z39.88) it >> actually provides an example of using a URL in the rfr_id field, and i >> wonder why you couldn't just do the same thing for the rft_id >> >> also there is a field called rft_val which currently has no use. this >> might >> be a good one for it. >> >> just my 2 cents. >> > > Eric Hellman > President, Gluejar, Inc. > 41 Watchung Plaza, #132 > Montclair, NJ 07042 > USA > > [log in to unmask] > http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ >