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Subject: RE: Create .xls from XML
From: "Hatzenbeler, Tim" <thatzenbeler () clinitech ! net>
Date: 2002-03-12 19:11:10
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Thanks for taking the time to consider my e-mail. The functionality of your
software is so nice... great job everyone!
tim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: acoliver [SMTP:acoliver@nc.rr.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 11:02 AM
> To: poi-user@jakarta.apache.org
> Subject: Re: Create .xls from XML
>
> Thats an interesting use case. Cocoon may be quite large for your needs.
> Its going to be awhile before POI is ready (though I'm not admitting to
> any
> plans at the moment) to tackle an XML API outside of Cocoon. The simple
> thing is doing this ports is very labor intensive and supporting an XML
> API
> would take away from that mission. You should be able to adapt the
> serializer APIs in Cocoon to work outside of Cocoon as they do support
> standard interfaces. (content handler and the such).
>
> read this thread to hear me declare that such a use case does not exist:
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=101543492300002&r=1&w=2
>
> Sylvain, if you're listening... have fun..
> (this is the first one)
>
> Regardless, we don't have the resources at the moment to tackle a full
> fledged XML project w/in POI itself. I'll reconsider this later. (after
> POI 2.0 is released)
>
> -Andy "going back into his cave" Oliver
>
>
> >On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:08:25 -0800 "Hatzenbeler, Tim"
> <thatzenbeler@clinitech.net> wrote.
> >Is there a link, on how-to create an xls from an XML file?
> >
> >I saw some sample XML files in the serializer code, but couldn't figure
> out
> >how to create the spreadsheet... So far I can successfully create
> >spreadsheets from calling the Java classes directly (but I would like to
> use
> >a different language (COBOL & RPG our Main Frame Languages) to create XML
> >files, and then call the Java class to translate the XML to the XLS
> file)...
> >
> >My guess is, I need to cocoon for this, but I didn't see any
> documentation
> >in there either about this...
> >
> >Thanks, tim
> >
> >
> >
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thanks for taking the time to consider my e-mail. \
The functionality of your software is so nice... great job everyone!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">tim</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">From: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 \
FACE="Arial">acoliver [SMTP:acoliver@nc.rr.com]</FONT> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 \
FACE="Arial">Sent: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Tuesday, March \
12, 2002 11:02 AM</FONT> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 \
FACE="Arial">To: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 \
FACE="Arial">poi-user@jakarta.apache.org</FONT> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 \
FACE="Arial">Subject: </FONT></B> <FONT \
SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Re: Create .xls from XML</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thats an interesting use case. Cocoon may be quite \
large for your needs. </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Its going to be awhile \
before POI is ready (though I'm not admitting to any</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 \
FACE="Arial">plans at the moment) to tackle an XML API outside of Cocoon. The \
simple</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">thing is doing this ports is very labor \
intensive and supporting an XML API</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">would take \
away from that mission. You should be able to adapt the</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 \
FACE="Arial">serializer APIs in Cocoon to work outside of Cocoon as they do \
support</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">standard interfaces. (content \
handler and the such). </FONT> </P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">read this thread to hear me declare that such a use case \
does not exist:</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"><A \
HREF="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=101543492300002&r=1&w=2" \
TARGET="_blank">http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=101543492300002&r=1&w=2</A></FONT> \
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Sylvain, if you're listening... have fun..</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(this is the first one)</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Regardless, we don't have the resources at the moment to \
tackle a full</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">fledged XML project w/in POI \
itself. I'll reconsider this later. (after</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 \
FACE="Arial">POI 2.0 is released)</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">-Andy "going back into his cave" Oliver</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">>On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:08:25 -0800 \
"Hatzenbeler, Tim"</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 \
FACE="Arial"><thatzenbeler@clinitech.net> wrote.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 \
FACE="Arial">>Is there a link, on how-to create an xls from an XML file?</FONT> \
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">></FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">>I saw \
some sample XML files in the serializer code, but couldn't figure out</FONT> \
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">>how to create the spreadsheet... So far I can \
successfully create</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">>spreadsheets from \
calling the Java classes directly (but I would like to</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 \
FACE="Arial">use</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">>a different language (COBOL \
& RPG our Main Frame Languages) to create XML</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 \
FACE="Arial">>files, and then call the Java class to translate the XML to the \
XLS</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">file)...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">>My guess is, I need to cocoon for this, but I \
didn't see any documentation</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">>in there either \
about this...</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">>Thanks, tim</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">></FONT>
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