Can I ask how much experience you have with the Java language please? If you do not yet understand how to import packages and how to create and manipulate objects, then it would be worthwhile reading through a simple Java tutorial before going any further. The reason I ask is that you do not 'install' POI in the way you would Excel for instance. Instead, you copy the archives - those files that have the .jar extension, into a folder on your machine and then import from them the various classes you need in order for your code to compile and run. I cannot help with anything specific to Ecipse as I use a different IDE, sorry.
Secondly, which version of the Excel file format do you want to target? If you are uncertain, there are two - the older binary file format with files whose extension is .xls and the newer xml based file format with files whose extension is .xlsx. POI is ablt os upport both; the HSSF stream supports the binary file format whilst XSSF supports the xml based one. Furthermore, there is the SS stream that allows you to create code that will work irespective of the files format; you can use the same code base to edit/create both binary and xml based files. To get started with the api, take a look here http://poi.apache.org/spreadsheet/quick-guide.html. That page contains lots of code snippets that show how to complete a number of basic operations. They do not show any of the supporting code that will need to be written nor how to create a complete application. To look at that sort of information, take a look here http://poi.apache.org/spreadsheet/examples.html. They are complete examples showing how to create specifc workbooks. Finally, when you have a specific question about the api which is not answered elsewhere, just post a question onto the list. Yours Mark B -- View this message in context: http://apache-poi.1045710.n5.nabble.com/Installing-and-using-Apache-POI-tp3373965p3374316.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]
