Hello Henrik I downloaded the file and had a look, it almost made me spill my coffee. It is html markup in a file with a .xls extension. Excel is quite happy to parse this - even though it complains about the file extension - but you can open the file using a simple text editor and take a look for yourself, I just used Wordpad.
If you want to parse this then POI will not be of any use to you, sorry. There are lots of tools that would allow you to parse html, the Java SDK even has in-built support in the form of the HTMLEditorKit class. Yours Mark B Henrik-23 wrote: > > Thanks again for an extremely good answere. This time however i got a > devestating error :) > > Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Your > InputStream was neither an OLE2 stream, nor an OOXML stream > at > org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.WorkbookFactory.create(WorkbookFactory.java:65) > at lasxls.dataExtract.displayCellContents(dataExtract.java:56) > at lasxls.Main.main(Main.java:20) > > This is strange, the datasource im trying to use is from this link > http://www.nasdaqomxnordic.com/aktier/Historiska_kurser/?languageId=1&Instrument=SSE366 > It is the Excel icon next to the search botton to download the > hirstorical data. Is this not XLS??? > > MSB skrev: >> You need to add additional archives - .jar files - to your classpath. >> This is >> old code that I have not refactored yet so the list of archives below >> relates to an earlier version of POI but you can use it as a guide for >> the >> similar components from the latest version; >> >> poi-3.5-beta7-20090612.jar >> poi-ooxml-3.5-beta7-20090613.jar >> openxml4j-1.0-beta.jar >> xmlbeans-2.3.0.jar >> ooxml-schemas-1.0.jar >> dom4j-1.6.1.jar >> >> The exact names of the files will have changed now that the developers >> are >> working on 3.6, but they will still be very similar and if you do not >> already have these archives, you will need to visit the torchbox address >> I >> posted in an earlier response, search thruogh the list of archives there >> and >> download those whose names are similar to the above. I have just had a >> quick >> check and it seems these are the current versions; >> >> poi-3.6-beta1-20091006.jar >> poi-ooxml-3.6-beta1-20091006.jar >> and the current versions of the other files listed should be in this zip >> file >> poi-dependencies-3.6-beta1-20091006.zip >> that you can download and then unzip into a directory. >> >> Once you have the archives, add them to your classpath and you should be >> able to both compile and run the code. >> >> Hope that helps. If you have any other problems, just post to the list. >> Just >> as an aside, do not worry about the beta designation for the archives. >> Yegor >> and the other developers ensure that the product is stable and 3.6 beta >> will >> be 3.5 final with the latest fixes and patches added; do not worry that >> you >> will be using some buggy patched nightmare because this would simply not >> be >> allowed to happen. >> >> Yours >> >> Mark B >> >> >> Henrik-23 wrote: >> >>> I get this error: >>> Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: >>> org/apache/xmlbeans/XmlOptions >>> at >>> org.apache.poi.POIXMLDocumentPart.<clinit>(POIXMLDocumentPart.java:43) >>> at >>> org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.WorkbookFactory.create(WorkbookFactory.java:62) >>> at lasxls.dataExtract.displayCellContents(dataExtract.java:56) >>> at lasxls.Main.main(Main.java:20) >>> Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: >>> org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions >>> at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:200) >>> at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) >>> at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:188) >>> at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307) >>> at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:301) >>> at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:252) >>> at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:320) >>> ... 4 more >>> Java Result: 1 >>> BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 1 second) >>> >>> >>> This is my main class. >>> public class Main { >>> >>> /** >>> * @param args the command line arguments >>> */ >>> public static void main(String[] args) { >>> // TODO code application logic here >>> dataExtract ins = new dataExtract(); >>> ins.displayCellContents("E:/1_Trading/Java/LasXLS/Volvo.xls"); >>> } >>> >>> } >>> >>> MSB skrev: >>> >>>> Had the chance to play with some code this evening and I have imporved >>>> the >>>> snippet I posted earlier so that it now outputs the cells address in >>>> familar >>>> Excel notation - eg A1. Alsom I noticed when I ran it against a >>>> problematic >>>> test file that an exception could be thrown when the test was made to >>>> see >>>> if >>>> the cell was date formatted and so I have added a catch clause to solve >>>> this >>>> problem because I could not see what the problem was; >>>> >>>> public static void displayCellContents(String filename) { >>>> File file = null; >>>> FileInputStream fis = null; >>>> Workbook workbook = null; >>>> Sheet sheet = null; >>>> Row row = null; >>>> Cell cell = null; >>>> int numSheets = 0; >>>> Iterator<Row> rowIter = null; >>>> Iterator<Cell> cellIter = null; >>>> CellReference cellRef = null; >>>> try { >>>> // Open the workbook. >>>> file = new File(filename); >>>> fis = new FileInputStream(file); >>>> workbook = WorkbookFactory.create(fis); >>>> >>>> // Get the number of sheets in the workbook and enter a for >>>> loop >>>> // to iterate through them one at a time. >>>> numSheets = workbook.getNumberOfSheets(); >>>> for(int i = 0; i < numSheets; i++) { >>>> >>>> // Get the sheet and recover from that an iterator that >>>> // allows us to step through all of the rows the sheet >>>> contains. >>>> sheet = workbook.getSheetAt(i); >>>> >>>> rowIter = sheet.rowIterator(); >>>> while(rowIter.hasNext()) { >>>> >>>> // Get a row and recover from it an Iterator that >>>> allows >>>> // us to access each of the cells on the row. >>>> row = rowIter.next(); >>>> cellIter = row.cellIterator(); >>>> while(cellIter.hasNext()) { >>>> >>>> // Get a cell >>>> cell = cellIter.next(); >>>> >>>> // The CellReference object must be created for >>>> each >>>> cell and used >>>> // to convert POI's indices into Excel's >>>> co-ordinate >>>> system. >>>> cellRef = new CellReference(row.getRowNum(), >>>> cell.getColumnIndex()); >>>> System.out.print("Cell " + >>>> cellRef.formatAsString() >>>> + " "); >>>> >>>> switch(cell.getCellType()) { >>>> case Cell.CELL_TYPE_BLANK: >>>> System.out.println("is blank."); >>>> break; >>>> case Cell.CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN: >>>> System.out.println("contains a boolean >>>> value >>>> of: " + >>>> cell.getBooleanCellValue()); >>>> break; >>>> case Cell.CELL_TYPE_ERROR: >>>> System.out.println("contains an error >>>> code >>>> of: " + >>>> cell.getErrorCellValue()); >>>> break; >>>> case Cell.CELL_TYPE_FORMULA: >>>> System.out.println("contains a formula: >>>> " >>>> + >>>> cell.getCellFormula()); >>>> break; >>>> case Cell.CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC: >>>> try { >>>> >>>> if(DateUtil.isCellDateFormatted(cell)) { >>>> System.out.println("contains a >>>> date: >>>> " + >>>> cell.getDateCellValue()); >>>> } >>>> else { >>>> System.out.println("contains a >>>> number: " + >>>> >>>> cell.getNumericCellValue()); >>>> } >>>> } >>>> catch(IndexOutOfBoundsException iobEx) >>>> { >>>> System.out.println("an exception >>>> was >>>> thrown " + >>>> "checking the date >>>> formatting. " >>>> + >>>> "The cell contains the >>>> following >>>> " + >>>> "numeric value: " + >>>> >>>> cell.getNumericCellValue()); >>>> } >>>> break; >>>> case Cell.CELL_TYPE_STRING: >>>> System.out.println("contains a String: >>>> " >>>> + >>>> cell.getStringCellValue()); >>>> break; >>>> } >>>> } >>>> } >>>> } >>>> } >>>> catch(FileNotFoundException fnfEx) { >>>> System.out.println("Caught: " + >>>> fnfEx.getClass().getName()); >>>> System.out.println("Message: " + fnfEx.getMessage()); >>>> System.out.println("Stacktrace follows.............."); >>>> fnfEx.printStackTrace(System.out); >>>> } >>>> catch(IOException ioEx) { >>>> System.out.println("Caught: " + ioEx.getClass().getName()); >>>> System.out.println("Message: " + ioEx.getMessage()); >>>> System.out.println("Stacktrace follows.............."); >>>> ioEx.printStackTrace(System.out); >>>> } >>>> catch(InvalidFormatException invFEx) { >>>> System.out.println("Caught: " + >>>> invFEx.getClass().getName()); >>>> System.out.println("Message: " + invFEx.getMessage()); >>>> System.out.println("Stacktrace follows.............."); >>>> invFEx.printStackTrace(System.out); >>>> } >>>> finally { >>>> if(fis != null) { >>>> try { >>>> fis.close(); >>>> fis = null; >>>> } >>>> catch(IOException ioEx) { >>>> // I G N O R E >>>> } >>>> } >>>> } >>>> } >>>> >>>> Whilst this example uses Iterator to get at the cells, you are not >>>> forced >>>> to >>>> do this, it is possible to get at a cell be specifying the index number >>>> of >>>> the row and column. This would allow you to write some code that steps >>>> down >>>> each column rather than along each row to retrieve a reference to a >>>> cell. >>>> The changes to the code I have posted would be quite trivial and it >>>> might >>>> be >>>> worth you time seeing if you can modify what I have written to use >>>> indices >>>> rather than iterators. Simply write code that discovers how many rows >>>> there >>>> are on the sheet then enter a for loo to step through each row at a >>>> time. >>>> Within that loop, find out how many cells there are in the row and then >>>> write another for loop to get each cell in turn and output it's >>>> contents >>>> to >>>> standard output. That will help you to see how the API hangs together >>>> IMO. >>>> >>>> As always, if you have any questions, just post to this list. >>>> >>>> Yours >>>> >>>> Mark B >>>> >>>> >>>> Henrik-23 wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> I have been trying to make a very simpe Java program, the only >>>>> advanced >>>>> part is the part using HSSF to read an xls file and get all the data. >>>>> What i want to do i ittretare thru ever colum on every row and just >>>>> print that data out in the comand prompt. I have found lots of example >>>>> of this on the homepage but no whole code that realy works. They all >>>>> seems to need something more to get them to run. It would be very much >>>>> appriciated if someone just could point me in the right direction to >>>>> get >>>>> this working. >>>>> >>>>> Best regards Henrik >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Basic-question-for-reading-xls-file-tp25743149p25768379.html Sent from the POI - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
