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POI is really far beyond being usable

           Summary: POI is really far beyond being usable
           Product: POI
           Version: 1.0.2
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Enhancement
          Priority: Other
         Component: HSSF
        AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
        ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


I tried to use a very simple Excell (numbers, texts, Summs) as a template, I 
must say in current version of HSSF the efforts are too big.
1. POI isn't able to read most simple formulas from an existing Excel worksheet
(I tracked it a bit and think: when rows or cells are copied or moved even 
edited on an existing workshhet then all or part of formulas become unreadable 
by POI HSSF (it reads only "#NAME, or "NO IDEA ..."))
2. Also the Modell is very complex (for no practical or technical benefit) and 
misses every now and then an important method where you would expect and need 
one. sample:
Changing the type of cell (formula to number or back) is not possible, it fails,
Creating a new Cell instead if type changed is in practice not possible because 
i cant read the row position of the old cell HSSFCell gives no information 
about position

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