The existing Excel r/w scripts in the IO package have been updated to allow OOXML support, too. (Not that it's my favorite spreadsheet file format but some people may need it - or just make use of it.)
When using native Excel 2007 + COM interface this support already existed; now it also works platform-independent using Java + Apache POI. It turned out 3 more java class jars were needed (who coined the term "java-itis"?), but luckily they're all open-source (Apache license). I can only test proper OOXML support using my own Excel 97 + Office2007Converterpack but AFAICS it all works OK, even when reading/writing OOXML files from Linux using Apache POI. Hopefully some more people will test it and report back on proper functioning and reliability to me. Apache POI's formula support still has (little) bugs. AFAICS Apache POI doesn't alway properly parse Excel's INDIRECT() function. As soon as this has been sorted out by the Apache POI folks I intend to make Apache POI rather than JExcelAPI the preferred Java solution for Excel spreadsheet file support. Philip ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Octave-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/octave-dev
