file formats for tariff content. prepared by gary kravis – unicon, inc. practical practical...
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File Formats for Tariff ContentFile Formats for Tariff Content
Prepared by Gary Kravis – UNICON, Inc.
PracticalPractical ……must lend itself to tariff contentmust lend itself to tariff content
Accurate ReproductionAccurate Reproduction ……must look the same to everyonemust look the same to everyone
Ease of ProductionEase of Production ……must be producible using readily available toolsmust be producible using readily available tools
AssemblyAssembly ……must be combinable and lend itself to the programmatic must be combinable and lend itself to the programmatic
insertion of contentinsertion of content National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
……must adhere to NARA standards: 36 CFR 1228.270must adhere to NARA standards: 36 CFR 1228.270
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Microsoft Word Document (DOC)Microsoft Word Document (DOC) Adobe Acrobat PDFAdobe Acrobat PDF Rich Text Format (RTF)Rich Text Format (RTF) Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) Plain Text (TXT)Plain Text (TXT)
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Evaluate how well each file format satisfies each Evaluate how well each file format satisfies each requirementrequirement – – does not satisfy requirementdoes not satisfy requirement – – partly/mostly satisfies requirementpartly/mostly satisfies requirement – – fully satisfies requirementfully satisfies requirement
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Microsoft Word DocumentMicrosoft Word Document Adobe Acrobat PDFAdobe Acrobat PDF Rich Text FormatRich Text Format Hypertext Markup LanguageHypertext Markup Language
lacks rich content capabilitieslacks rich content capabilities Plain TextPlain Text
no formattingno formatting lacks rich content capabilitieslacks rich content capabilities
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Microsoft Word DocumentMicrosoft Word Document issues: printer drivers, non-standard fontsissues: printer drivers, non-standard fonts
Adobe Acrobat PDFAdobe Acrobat PDF Rich Text FormatRich Text Format
rendering differences common across variety of toolsrendering differences common across variety of tools Hypertext Markup LanguageHypertext Markup Language
rendering differences common across variety of toolsrendering differences common across variety of tools Plain TextPlain Text
issues: character sets, tab interpretationissues: character sets, tab interpretation
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Microsoft Word DocumentMicrosoft Word Document Adobe Acrobat PDFAdobe Acrobat PDF
requires additional steprequires additional step Rich Text FormatRich Text Format Hypertext Markup LanguageHypertext Markup Language Plain TextPlain Text
issues: tables, tab stops, formulasissues: tables, tab stops, formulas
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Microsoft Word DocumentMicrosoft Word Document complex software requiredcomplex software required
Adobe Acrobat PDFAdobe Acrobat PDF complex software requiredcomplex software required
Rich Text FormatRich Text Format complex software requiredcomplex software required
Hypertext Markup LanguageHypertext Markup Language Plain TextPlain Text
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Microsoft Word DocumentMicrosoft Word Document not on NARA listnot on NARA list
Adobe Acrobat PDFAdobe Acrobat PDF Rich Text FormatRich Text Format
not on NARA listnot on NARA list Hypertext Markup LanguageHypertext Markup Language
unclear if this is a NARA-compliant; plus, it is argued by some that unclear if this is a NARA-compliant; plus, it is argued by some that HTML is not truly valid SGMLHTML is not truly valid SGML
Plain TextPlain Text
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RequirementRequirement DOCDOC PDFPDF RTFRTF HTMLHTML TXTTXT
PracticalPractical
Accurate Accurate ReproductionReproduction
Ease of ProductionEase of Production
AssemblyAssembly
NARANARA