I have just comitted to CVS some code to ensure that for cell which contain formulas returning string values, the HSSFCell.getStringValue() returns the correct value, rather than null.
This is just a ping to let people know, since it was a frequently requested feature. It turned out to be pretty easy due the already existing work done by Glen and Danny on FormulaRecordAggregate. Regards - Avik In working with FormulaRecordAggregate, i think doing the shared formula stuff shouldnt be too tough. I'll put down my thoughts on this soon.
