a few days ago i got the request to export specified data for a customer. only the data has been specified, not the format itself. so i offer a excel or a xml file. i usually do excel, because it’s easier for me to export (plain copy & paste from the query analyzer). this time, the company that will get the data from the customer requested a xml file, because “they don’t accept excel”. works for me.
soon after they got the data, the customer called me and asked, if i can change the sort order of the data.
“can’t they do it on their own?”
“nope…”
“you know, that wouldn’t be a problem in excel”
“i know…”
“and they told you to request a xml file from me”
“i know…”
“and they can’t handle a xml file?”
“nope…”
works for me. but keeps me wondering.
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October 28, 2007 at 05:53