Web tier: servlets, JSP, Web frameworks: Excel using Jakarta POI
1. Excel using Jakarta POI (2 messages)      I have a JSP that
writes output in Excel format. I have set the response
ContentType to "application/vnd.ms-excel". The POI class i.e.
HSSFWorkbook class allows output to be written to a
ServletOuputStream.      However when the page displays as an
Excel on the browser, the Data is in a mode that is not English
(it is probably in binary mode).      Any input on where I could
be going wrong is greatly appreciated!!!      BTW - the reason
why I am using POI in the first place is to control the
formatting of data. We have some business data (that is numeric
in nature) but when Excel opens it, the leading zeros get
truncated rendering the data incorrect. With POI/HSSF I can
specify that the format of the cell is "Text" which actually
preserves the leading zeros.      Threaded Messages (2)    2.
Excel using Jakarta POI[ Go to top ]      Try using a servlet
instead of JSP. The reason for that is JSP is t