quot;DOB" column is formatted as date. When the user uploads a file, I
>> want to first check for the header data types in the first row.
>>
>> What I am expecting is that when I check the data type (ONLY THE
> HEADER
>> LABEL FIRST ROW) for User it returns String, First N
: user@poi.apache.org
Subject: RE: Getting Data type
I suspect that the reason the cell is being reported as type String is
because POI is detecting a String in that cell. If you think back to my
previous reply, I indicated that it is possible to enter one of three
different types of data into a
eturns String, First Name returns String
> and DOB also returns String. Actually I am expecting DOB to be Date. I
> am not talking about the data type of the actual data from the second
> row onwards.
>
> Thanks and regards,
> -Kalpesh
>
>
> -Original Message-
he second
row onwards.
Thanks and regards,
-Kalpesh
-Original Message-
From: MSB [mailto:markbrd...@tiscali.co.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 2:39 AM
To: user@poi.apache.org
Subject: Re: Getting Data type
First some bad news; it is only possible to enter one of three different
types
First some bad news; it is only possible to enter one of three different
types of value into a cell, a number, a String or a forumla which is itslef
a type of String I guess. Then you apply a format to that value to transform
the cells content into a Date value a currency value, etc. Therefore, it
