> What we want is to create a new document from scratch, without ANY > user interaction! If we'd take a (really) empty template document > and pass that as an InputStream to the constructor, what is that > good for. Wouldn't it be nicer to just create one out of thin air? > Just as one can do with HSSF?
I guess it would be nicer but it can't do that now. It isn't at the top of my priority list because there is a viable work around. Btw, I believe you can remove all of the metadata. Go to File->Properties and delete the author, and anything else that is there. Voila! you now have a totally, completely blank Word document :-) You can now use this blank Word document over and over every time you would want to create a blank document out of thin air. HWPF doesn't alter the orginal file. -Ryan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
