Err..This is a tab delimited file(100% pure ASCII text). You don't need POI for this, just use java.io.InputStreamReader.
-Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Troy McKinnon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "POI Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 4:44 PM Subject: Re: Unable to read entire header > Example attached > > Troy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Noah Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "POI Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 1:18 PM > Subject: Re: Unable to read entire header > > > Is this on every single document you download? > > Try opening up with POIFSFileSystem first. If POIFSFileSystem works > then check to see in the internal structure is in tack. (off the top > of my head I can't recall) but you're looking for a POIFSDocument that > called Book (95). > > I found using a debugger really helpful. Just break after you've > created the POIFSFileSystem and start picking through the content. > > Keep in mind that brute force won't get you anywhere because of the > internal binary file structure. Can you post an example excel > spreadsheet? > > HTH, > Noah > > On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 12:19:12 -0700, Troy McKinnon > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I tried JExcelAPI but it returns: > > > > jxl.read.biff.BiffException: Unable to recognize OLE stream > > > > I am getting a bit desperate here. Anyone have any ideas how to blunt > force > > this with JOI or JExcel > > > > Thanks > > > > Troy > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Noah Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "POI Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 9:56 AM > > Subject: Re: Unable to read entire header > > > > You'll have to use JExcelAPI which supports 95 format. > > > > On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:05:20 -0700, Troy McKinnon > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Could I somehow prepend the input stream? > > > Or so I have to find a solution other than POI? > > > > > > Troy > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Koundinya (Sudhakar Chavali)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "POI Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 3:15 AM > > > Subject: RE: Unable to read entire header > > > > > > > POI will not support older versions of EXcel. That is the reason you > get > > > that problem, > > > > > > > > POI supported documents should start with following charachters > ��ࡱ� > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > Sudhakar > > > > > > > > > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > You may try separating the excel file first from the stream then > read > > > > > it. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Troy McKinnon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 11:54 AM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Unable to read entire header > > > > > > > > > > I have a big problem, and I am hoping for an easy solution or > > > > > workaround. > > > > > > > > > > I am trying to read an excel file using POI, but I get the following > > > > > error: > > > > > > > > > > java.io.IOException: Unable to read entire header; 279 bytes read; > > > > > expected > > > > > 512 bytes > > > > > at > > > > > > > org.apache.poi.poifs.storage.HeaderBlockReader.<init><HeaderBlockReader. > > > > > java > > > > > :78> > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > > If I open the file in excel and resave it.. all is good. > > Unfortunately > > > > > I > > > > > don't have this option. > > > > > Is there some way to work around this. 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