Re:The drama in trying to convert election PDFs to Spreadsheets
by salawat on Thursday March 23, 2023 @12:29PM
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>Difficultly of network access from code running inside document. Allows PDFs to generally operate offline. Nobody's brave enough to try to write a single page application in a PDF.
You can absolutely do so. Most times however, the desire is to embed the latest cut of info into the PDF, then hand it off to somebody who will not have network access.
t. Been there, done that. Had the end product thrown out because of Adobe's licensing terms. I also met one of the people responsible for the tooling I had to suffer through. I have their address, but they apologized, qnd explained the internal politics at the time; so I've chilled on the whole crushing their genitalia with a large wrench bit.
Long story short: doable, but
Do Not Follow.
This is not a place of honor.
No great deed was once commemorated here
That which remains is repulsive to us, in our time, as it will be in yours.
Seriously. If I could fill this post with spikes and sick faces, I would.
You can absolutely do so. Most times however, the desire is to embed the latest cut of info into the PDF, then hand it off to somebody who will not have network access.
t. Been there, done that. Had the end product thrown out because of Adobe's licensing terms. I also met one of the people responsible for the tooling I had to suffer through. I have their address, but they apologized, qnd explained the internal politics at the time; so I've chilled on the whole crushing their genitalia with a large wrench bit.
Long story short: doable, but
Seriously. If I could fill this post with spikes and sick faces, I would.