Hi - I have been asked to support a requirement to read images included inside an .xls binary and publish them online (converted to gif|png) (plus a whole bunch of other stuff I *can* figger out how to do myself with Poi, thanks to the Poi community...).
It doesn't look like this functionality is supported in 2.0 pre3. I searched the javadocs (esp. HSSFCell and ..record.* - conspicuous gap betw. HideObjectRecord and IndexRecord where IMDATA support s/b?!), the other online dox and archives ... I found a lot of threads on writing images, with the general recommendation being using a template etc.etc. but nothing about reading and nothing indicating it is supported. I found this bit of inspiration from Andy http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg02255.html, but nothing else and I suspect his long-term estimates are like mine (aggressive and assuming nothing else comes up). I haven't yet tucked into the code analysis - but I did see where the patch to read embedded images would be a beefy effort (http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg02035.html). If anyone out there wants to give me a nudge in the right direction (like elaboratiing a bit on "at least 10 classes, includes 3 new substantial ones and possibly an entire new top level port"), I wouldn't mind at all to scratch this itch myself... (and I even gots a copy of MS Excel 97 Developer's Kit). Thanks - Steve
