Issue while reading Excel document (Java code)

Question

I have some Java code which reads the Excel data. On running the Java code, it\'s showing the following error. Help me resolve the same. Also, I need to know other method of

Answer 1

you are using the wrong class for reading the file HSSFWorkbook is for old excel format. use XSSFWorkbook instead

Edited: copied from http://www.coderanch.com/t/463779/java/java/read-xlsx-sheet-Client-Side. did u do the same thing?

try { 
System.out.println("destDir==> "+destDir); 
XSSFWorkbook workBook = new XSSFWorkbook(destDir); 
XSSFSheet sheet = workBook.getSheetAt(0); 
totalRows = sheet.getPhysicalNumberOfRows(); 
System.out.println("total no of rows >>>>"+totalRows); 

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

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