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> If you've ever tried to get data from a public entity and had to argue about the particulars of PDF over Excel ... Or my favorite, the entities that send a P

by edavis 13y ago

> If you've ever tried to get data from a public entity and had to argue about the particulars of PDF over Excel ... Or my favorite, the entities that send a PDF export of an Excel spreadsheet.

dmd 13y ago
Lucky. PennDOT sent me screenshots of a spreadsheet, pasted into a doc.
- ErikAugust 13y ago
  Oh man. That is a winner.
  - tlrobinson 13y ago
    http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Web_0_0x2e_1.aspx http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Web_0_0x2e_1.aspx
rayiner 13y ago
They probably have a standing rule that documents go out in PDF, for the simple reason that more people can view PDF files than can view Excel files.
ErikAugust 13y ago
How about a Flash site that exports CSV. That's my favorite.
- aptwebapps 13y ago
  Isn't that sort of the opposite as the parent, in terms of machine readability?