package writer;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Locale;

import jxl.CellView;
import jxl.Workbook;
import jxl.WorkbookSettings;
import jxl.format.UnderlineStyle;
import jxl.write.Formula;
import jxl.write.Label;
import jxl.write.Number;
import jxl.write.WritableCellFormat;
import jxl.write.WritableFont;
import jxl.write.WritableSheet;
import jxl.write.WritableWorkbook;
import jxl.write.WriteException;
import jxl.write.biff.RowsExceededException;


public class WriteExcel {

    private WritableCellFormat timesBoldUnderline;
    private WritableCellFormat times;
    private String inputFile;
    
public void setOutputFile(String inputFile) {
    this.inputFile = inputFile;
    }

    public void write() throws IOException, WriteException {
        File file = new File(inputFile);
        WorkbookSettings wbSettings = new WorkbookSettings();

        wbSettings.setLocale(new Locale("en", "EN"));

        WritableWorkbook workbook = Workbook.createWorkbook(file, wbSettings);
        workbook.createSheet("Report", 0);
        WritableSheet excelSheet = workbook.getSheet(0);
        createLabel(excelSheet);
        createContent(excelSheet);

        workbook.write();
        workbook.close();
    }

    private void createLabel(WritableSheet sheet)
            throws WriteException {
        // Lets create a times font
        WritableFont times10pt = new WritableFont(WritableFont.TIMES, 10);
        // Define the cell format
        times = new WritableCellFormat(times10pt);
        // Lets automatically wrap the cells
        times.setWrap(true);

        // create create a bold font with unterlines
        WritableFont times10ptBoldUnderline = new WritableFont(
                WritableFont.TIMES, 10, WritableFont.BOLD, false,
                UnderlineStyle.SINGLE);
        timesBoldUnderline = new WritableCellFormat(times10ptBoldUnderline);
        // Lets automatically wrap the cells
        timesBoldUnderline.setWrap(true);

        CellView cv = new CellView();
        cv.setFormat(times);
        cv.setFormat(timesBoldUnderline);
        cv.setAutosize(true);

        // Write a few headers
        addCaption(sheet, 0, 0, "Header 1");
        addCaption(sheet, 1, 0, "This is another header");
        

    }

    private void createContent(WritableSheet sheet) throws WriteException,
            RowsExceededException {
        // Write a few number
        for (int i = 1; i < 10; i++) {
            // First column
            addNumber(sheet, 0, i, i + 10);
            // Second column
            addNumber(sheet, 1, i, i * i);
        }
        // Lets calculate the sum of it
        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
        buf.append("SUM(A2:A10)");
        Formula f = new Formula(0, 10, buf.toString());
        sheet.addCell(f);
        buf = new StringBuffer();
        buf.append("SUM(B2:B10)");
        f = new Formula(1, 10, buf.toString());
        sheet.addCell(f);

        // now a bit of text
        for (int i = 12; i < 20; i++) {
            // First column
            addLabel(sheet, 0, i, "Boring text " + i);
            // Second column
            addLabel(sheet, 1, i, "Another text");
        }
    }

    private void addCaption(WritableSheet sheet, int column, int row, String s)
            throws RowsExceededException, WriteException {
        Label label;
        label = new Label(column, row, s, timesBoldUnderline);
        sheet.addCell(label);
    }

    private void addNumber(WritableSheet sheet, int column, int row,
            Integer integer) throws WriteException, RowsExceededException {
        Number number;
        number = new Number(column, row, integer, times);
        sheet.addCell(number);
    }

    private void addLabel(WritableSheet sheet, int column, int row, String s)
            throws WriteException, RowsExceededException {
        Label label;
        label = new Label(column, row, s, times);
        sheet.addCell(label);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws WriteException, IOException {
        WriteExcel test = new WriteExcel();
        test.setOutputFile("c:/temp/lars.xls");
        test.write();
        System.out
                .println("Please check the result file under c:/temp/lars.xls ");
    }
}

package reader;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

import jxl.Cell;
import jxl.CellType;
import jxl.Sheet;
import jxl.Workbook;
import jxl.read.biff.BiffException;

public class ReadExcel {

    private String inputFile;

    public void setInputFile(String inputFile) {
        this.inputFile = inputFile;
    }

    public void read() throws IOException  {
        File inputWorkbook = new File(inputFile);
        Workbook w;
        try {
            w = Workbook.getWorkbook(inputWorkbook);
            // Get the first sheet
            Sheet sheet = w.getSheet(0);
            // Loop over first 10 column and lines

            for (int j = 0; j < sheet.getColumns(); j++) {
                for (int i = 0; i < sheet.getRows(); i++) {
                    Cell cell = sheet.getCell(j, i);
                    CellType type = cell.getType();
                    if (type == CellType.LABEL) {
                        System.out.println("I got a label "
                                + cell.getContents());
                    }

                    if (type == CellType.NUMBER) {
                        System.out.println("I got a number "
                                + cell.getContents());
                    }

                }
            }
        } catch (BiffException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        ReadExcel test = new ReadExcel();
        test.setInputFile("c:/temp/lars.xls");
        test.read();
    }

}