What version are you using?
On Thu, 2002-02-21 at 13:22, Corey Nelson wrote:
> So I spent a couple days reading the web site and documentation and getting
> all excited and I decided I'm ready to start coding. So I crack my knuckles
> and whip up a quick sample app just to make sure I understand the basics...
> and it doesn't work. :(
>
> ------------------------------------
> import javax.swing.*;
> import java.io.*;
> import net.sourceforge.poi.poifs.filesystem.*;
>
> /**
> * Open an OLE CD file and count the entries.
> *
> * @author Corey Nelson
> *
> * Excuse the sloppy style. :)
> */
> public class DemoApp1 extends JFrame {
>
> public DemoApp1() {
> // Get user to choose a file
> JFileChooser fileChooser = new JFileChooser();
> int retVal = fileChooser.showOpenDialog(this);
> if(retVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
> File file = fileChooser.getSelectedFile();
> System.out.println(file);
>
> try{
> // Get an InputStream and POI Filesystem
> from the file
> InputStream in = new FileInputStream(file);
> Filesystem fs = new Filesystem();
>
> // Count the entries in root
> DirectoryEntry root = fs.getRoot();
> System.out.println(root.getName() + " " +
> root.getEntryCount());
> }
> catch(IOException e) {
> System.out.println(e);
> }
> }
> }
>
> public static void main (String args[]) {
> DemoApp1 app = new DemoApp1();
> System.exit(0);
> }
>
> }
> ------------------------------------
>
> Here's some results:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\CoreyN\My Documents\NotebookTestFiles\5.nbk
> Root Entry 0
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\CoreyN\Book1.xls
> Root Entry 0
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\CoreyN\My Documents\todo.txt
> Root Entry 0
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> I'm sure I'm just doing something dumb or misunderstanding some fundamental
> concept here. Shouldn't I be able to open and read an OLE Compound Document
> this way? Shouldn't the Root have some entries? Shouldn't opening a none OLE
> CD produce some sort or exception?
>
> I'd appreciate it if someone could clue me in. Thanks.
>
> Corey
>
>
>
>
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