On Jul 7, 2011, at 2:25 PM, Eric B. wrote: > On 07/07/2011 03:54 PM, Dave Fisher wrote: > >>> >>> Any suggestions as to how I can "repair" an xls file such that poi will >>> understand it? >> >> The first step is to identify where the problem is in the file. >> >> Take two files. One is the bad file, and two is the bad file after it is >> fixed by re-saving in Excel. >> >> Try the BiffViewer[1] on both and see how the dump differs. Report back with >> the differences and someone will help. >> > > Thanks for the tip. Any preferences as to the options that I should be using > in BiffViewer to create the dumps?
Use the smallest file that shows the problem. As far as options I am not sure, experiment. Regards, Dave > > Thanks, > > Eric > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
