RE: Skipping Cells

[Scott Klement <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Enlighten me...  What are HSSF routines?  I never heard of it.

HSSF is a subproject of Apache's (open source) POI project, which aims to 
enable integration with Microsoft Office applications via Java classes. 
HSSF happens to be the subproject that deals with Excel spreadsheets.

Starting in V5R1, ILE RPG programs are capable of making calls to Java 
classes. This makes it possible for an ILE RPG program to generate a 
native Excel spreadsheet with most of the capabilities that Excel has. You 
can set the fonts used to display things, set background colors, insert 
formulas, insert string and numeric cells, and read existing spreadsheets, 
to name a few of the many capabilities.  All on the iSeries, all without 
purchasing any additional software.

For information about Apache's POI project, you can visit their Web site 
at the following link:
http://jakarta.apache.org/poi/

I'm the editor of a weekly iSeries programming tips newsletter called 
"Club Tech iSeries Programming Tips" and published by the same people who 
publish iSeries NEWS magazine. In this newsletter, I've written several 
articles about calling the HSSF routines from an ILE RPG program. The 
following links to those newsletters require a membership to the iSeries 
Network -- but a free Associate membership will work:

"How to Excel with RPG and Java"
http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/provipcenter/index.cfm?fuseaction=ShowNewsletterIssue&ID=19277

"How to Excel with RPG and Java, Part 2"
http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/provipcenter/index.cfm?fuseaction=ShowNewsletterIssue&ID=19336

"How to Excel with RPG and Java, Part 3"
http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/provipcenter/index.cfm?fuseaction=ShowNewsletterIssue&ID=19591

"HSSF Fills and Colors"
http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/provipcenter/index.cfm?fuseaction=ShowNewsletterIssue&ID=19606

"How to Update an HSSF Spreadsheet"
http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/provipcenter/index.cfm?fuseaction=ShowNewsletterIssue&ID=19585

"Parsing an Excel Spreadsheet with RPG and Java"
http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/provipcenter/index.cfm?fuseaction=ShowNewsletterIssue&ID=17839

"Parsing an Excel Spreadsheet Part 2: Handling Dates"
http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/provipcenter/index.cfm?fuseaction=ShowNewsletterIssue&ID=18396