Table of Contents

• Weird and Horrible File Formats.
• Good file formats
• Ascii is usefull.
• Ascii (somewhat) bad
• Less good file formats.
• No file formats
• Reasons for bad file formats
• Consequences of bad file formats
• Reasons for less bad file formats/ No file formats.
• Processing streams.
• Some doozies.
• Help
• When to give up/what to do.
• Some cat-herders
• Resources: