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A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING DATA FORMATS FOR OBJECTS This invention relates generally to a computer method and system for registering data formats for objects and, more specifically, to a method and system for storing data formats supported by a server, retrieving data formats supported by the server, and sending data to the server and requesting the server to return data in the retrieved format. A method in a computer system of transferring data between a client application and a server application, the method comprising the steps of: storing in a persistent registry a plurality of data formats that the server application supports; under control of the client application, retrieving and selecting a stored data format from the persistent registry; and sending a request to the server application to supply data in the selected data format; under control of the server application, receiving the request to supply data in the selected data format; and sending data in the selected data format to the client application; and, under control of the client application, receiving the data sent by the server application.
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