I've noticed this as well. If the cell that is selected when you save the excel file is a list, POI throws an exception. Just make sure the last selected cell is a regular text cell and it should read the file without errors.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 11:40 AM To: POI Users List Subject: Re: AW: AW: does poi 2.5 support lists Hi Karl, Even i dont have to process the lsits for now.I jsut have to read the file and add some data to the file-do not process the lists using POI. In the code ,the POIFSFileSystem fs =new POIFSFileSystem(new FileInputStream("c:/excels/xyz.xls")); line gets executed with out errors. I get exception in next line when i try creating the workbook.My client is Webspehre studio Application Developer(WSAD 5.1),using java,windows 2000 env. is the way POI API works is platform dependednt?? kamala NOTICE: This e-mail message and any attachment to this e-mail message may contain confidential information that may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, retransmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any attachments to it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify us by return e-mail and delete this message. Please note that if this e-mail message contains a forwarded message or is a reply to a prior message, some or all of the contents of this message or any attachments may not have been produced by the sender. This notice is automatically appended to each e-mail message leaving the senders e-mail domain. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
