Mark (and all),

Here is my first pass at the deleting of a column in a utility class:

   http://pastebin.com/ff806298

I didn't want to go using functions that were not part of the Sheet/Row interfaces, hence allowing me to straddle both formats.

I have ran it against a number of XLS files and it's doing what it should without too much fuss.

A number of issues need to resolve; which isn't so much a programmatic problem, more of a business-rule:

  + What to do with the formula in the moved columns?
  + Column breaks
  + Merged regions

I think by'n'large this will satisfy the vast majority of use cases, were by you simply want to drop a column. After all, POI isn't meant to replace the functionality of Excel, merely support the file format.

Any input etc always appreciated.

thanks

alan
  http://alan.blog-city.com/


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