n the Java Q&A entitled "It's Excel-lent," I presented a method for reading Microsoft Excel documents via JDBC.

Q: I’ve been asked to extend my company’s Java-based spreadsheet software to read and write Excel spreadsheets. Can you recommend an open source Java library that will help me with this task?

Typically, using standard formats when programming can help you migrate information between different programs. Using the Comma Separated Value file format, for example, lets you create lists of data ...