I don't have much to offer on the .NET front but will offer this... If you need to produce richly formatted Excel documents and are considering HSSF, also consider SsTemplates - http://carbonfive.sourceforge.net/sstemplates/.
SsTemplates is built on HSSF but gives a UI-oriented model for developing dynamic Excel documents. You can think of it as using JSP to produce HTML instead of straight Java and will find that your JSP skills apply. We've released the project fairly recently but have been using it internally for over a year. If you check it out and have feedback, please share. Alon > -----Original Message----- > From: Vasil Valkov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 12:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: HSSF vs .NET > > I have an XML String coming from a web service. I need to parse it and > create an Excel report with the data. I've used the HSSF project in a > simple > Java project. But the boss wants me to use .NET and the Office Web > Components. I don't know .NET and I am trying to figure out what is better > for me, learning enough to do this project or start convincing the boss to > use Java and HSSF. > The Excel report looks pretty complicated in terms of almost every cell > has > to be manipulated. Although there will not be any macros or formulas, it > will have different fonts, sizes, colors, maybe some drop-down menus. > People > here say that .NET can do all that and more. > Does anybody know if HSSF has the same abilities as .NET? I know that it > can > create sheets, rows, cells and set the styles because I have done it, but > are they equally powerful? Thank you. > Vasil S. Valkov --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailing List: http://jakarta.apache.org/site/mail2.html#poi The Apache Jakarta Poi Project: http://jakarta.apache.org/poi/
