<snip> + at all. To start drawing you need to call <code>createPatriarch</code> + on the <code>HSSFSheet</code> class. This has the + effect erasing any other shape information stored + in that sheet. By default POI will leave shape + records alone in the sheet unless you make a call to + this method. </snip>
Is there a HSSFSheet.getPatriarch that will return the current Drawing Patriarch and wont erase drawings in the sheet? (There is no example of this in the doco you just provided). Does this mean that there is one Patriarch for all drawings? Jason -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail (including attachments) is confidential information of Australian Submarine Corporation Pty Limited (ASC). It may also be legally privileged. Unauthorised use and disclosure is prohibited. ASC is not taken to have waived confidentiality or privilege if this e-mail was sent to you in error. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender promptly. While ASC takes steps to identify and eliminate viruses, it cannot confirm that this e-mail is free from them. You should scan this e-mail for viruses before it is used. The statements in this e-mail are those of the sender only, unless specifically stated to be those of ASC by someone with authority to do so.