Looks like your JVM instance is running out of memory. Does opening this file in plain POI work? If not then this is a Java issue. You may be able to increase the heap size of the JVM.
On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 5:13 AM, Pramod Srinivasan <spm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > After trying out a few demos in Taro <https://github.com/aviks/Taro.jl>, > I am unable to extract data from a xls file. The error signatures are : > > *ERROR: Error calling Java: > org.apache.poi.hssf.record.RecordFormatException: Unable to construct > record instance* > *.....* > > *Caused by: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded* > > My excel file is not write-protected. Neither does it have any filters. I > see that the same error has been filed in Apache POI but am not able to > make progress. > > Am I missing something here? > > *File Details* : http://www.ieor.berkeley.edu/~goldberg/jester-data/ > > *Command Repro * : Taro.readxl("path/to/xls/file/","Sheet1","A1:CW24") > >
