https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61371
--- Comment #3 from PJ Fanning <fannin...@yahoo.com> --- The XSSF model loads all the data in the xlsx file, even if it is hidden, The XSSF cell interface will let you know which cells are hidden and which are not. In theory, the XSSF workbook code where we load the xlsx data could have an option to ignore hidden cells or hidden sheets. This would be an enhancement and I'm not sure how useful this feature is. You could also try the XSSFReader which let's you read the xlsx file in a streaming way. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@poi.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@poi.apache.org