> > hi, a question from a newbie......... > > > > i intend to read/write an excel file using jsp so i download the > > POI 1.5-dev-20020416 (release candidate for 1.5) file......... > > 1) which file should one download? the source/binary? > > 2) after unzip the download, i got lots of file, which is the one i > > needed? how do i use it? > > 3) how to i use it in my jsp/java file? ie import which file n how? > > ie, can someone tell me how to i use this POI-HSSF in my jsp > > application which has already been written, complied and executed > > successfully. > > > > i have a faint idea which is to copy a .jar to my WEB-INF/lib/. is it > > correct? > > thanks for all the help......... > > > > This communication contains confidential or privileged information. If > > you are not the intended recipient, please notify us IMMEDIATELY that > > you have received it and destroy it. We are not liable for any > > unauthorised sending of or interference with this communication. > > I havent used it in a JSP, but as a standalone. I needed to include: > > lib/core/commons-logging-1.0.jar and > jakarta-poi-1.5.0-dev-20020425.jar > > for the app to build and run. > > I downloaded the source and built that, I suspect the binary package is > just as good. > > One thing I noticed that formulas are not yet implemented, so it is not > able to read in formulas from the xls file. I believe folks are working > on this at the mo.
That's correct. Andy is working furiously and making good progress. It will be released as part of 2.0. Take a look at the Poi 2.0 vision document for more information on what we hope to achieve with the 2.0 release. Regards, Glen Stampoultzis (TriNexus Pty Ltd) +63 3 9753-6850 0402 835 458 ICQ: 62722370 EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
