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package org.apache.poi.hssf.dev;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.poi.hssf.model.HSSFFormulaParser;
import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.FormulaRecord;
import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.Record;
import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.RecordFactory;
import org.apache.poi.poifs.filesystem.POIFSFileSystem;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.ExpPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.FuncPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.Ptg;

FormulaViewer - finds formulas in a BIFF8 file and attempts to read them/display data from them. Only works if Formulas are enabled in "RecordFactory"
Author: andy, Avik
/** * FormulaViewer - finds formulas in a BIFF8 file and attempts to read them/display * data from them. Only works if Formulas are enabled in "RecordFactory" * @author andy * @author Avik */
public class FormulaViewer { private String file; private boolean list;
Creates new FormulaViewer
/** Creates new FormulaViewer */
public FormulaViewer() { }
Method run
Throws:
  • IOException – if the file contained errors
/** * Method run * * @throws IOException if the file contained errors */
public void run() throws IOException { POIFSFileSystem fs = new POIFSFileSystem(new File(file), true); try { InputStream is = BiffViewer.getPOIFSInputStream(fs); try { List<Record> records = RecordFactory.createRecords(is); for (Record record : records) { if (record.getSid() == FormulaRecord.sid) { if (list) { listFormula((FormulaRecord) record); } else { parseFormulaRecord((FormulaRecord) record); } } } } finally { is.close(); } } finally { fs.close(); } } private void listFormula(FormulaRecord record) { String sep="~"; Ptg[] tokens= record.getParsedExpression(); Ptg token; int numptgs = tokens.length; String numArg; token = tokens[numptgs-1]; if (token instanceof FuncPtg) { numArg = String.valueOf(numptgs-1); } else { numArg = String.valueOf(-1); } StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(); if (token instanceof ExpPtg) return; buf.append(token.toFormulaString()); buf.append(sep); switch (token.getPtgClass()) { case Ptg.CLASS_REF : buf.append("REF"); break; case Ptg.CLASS_VALUE : buf.append("VALUE"); break; case Ptg.CLASS_ARRAY : buf.append("ARRAY"); break; default: throwInvalidRVAToken(token); } buf.append(sep); if (numptgs>1) { token = tokens[numptgs-2]; switch (token.getPtgClass()) { case Ptg.CLASS_REF : buf.append("REF"); break; case Ptg.CLASS_VALUE : buf.append("VALUE"); break; case Ptg.CLASS_ARRAY : buf.append("ARRAY"); break; default: throwInvalidRVAToken(token); } }else { buf.append("VALUE"); } buf.append(sep); buf.append(numArg); System.out.println(buf); }
Method parseFormulaRecord
Params:
  • record – the record to be parsed
/** * Method parseFormulaRecord * * @param record the record to be parsed */
public void parseFormulaRecord(FormulaRecord record) { System.out.println("=============================="); System.out.print("row = " + record.getRow()); System.out.println(", col = " + record.getColumn()); System.out.println("value = " + record.getValue()); System.out.print("xf = " + record.getXFIndex()); System.out.print(", number of ptgs = " + record.getParsedExpression().length); System.out.println(", options = " + record.getOptions()); System.out.println("RPN List = "+formulaString(record)); System.out.println("Formula text = "+ composeFormula(record)); } private String formulaString(FormulaRecord record) { StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(); Ptg[] tokens = record.getParsedExpression(); for (Ptg token : tokens) { buf.append( token.toFormulaString()); switch (token.getPtgClass()) { case Ptg.CLASS_REF : buf.append("(R)"); break; case Ptg.CLASS_VALUE : buf.append("(V)"); break; case Ptg.CLASS_ARRAY : buf.append("(A)"); break; default: throwInvalidRVAToken(token); } buf.append(' '); } return buf.toString(); } private static void throwInvalidRVAToken(Ptg token) { throw new IllegalStateException("Invalid RVA type (" + token.getPtgClass() + "). This should never happen."); } private static String composeFormula(FormulaRecord record) { return HSSFFormulaParser.toFormulaString(null, record.getParsedExpression()); }
Method setFile
Params:
  • file – the file to process
/** * Method setFile * * @param file the file to process */
public void setFile(String file) { this.file = file; } public void setList(boolean list) { this.list=list; }
Method main pass me a filename and I'll try and parse the formulas from it
Params:
  • args – pass one argument with the filename or --help
Throws:
  • IOException – if the file can't be read or contained errors
/** * Method main * * pass me a filename and I'll try and parse the formulas from it * * @param args pass one argument with the filename or --help * @throws IOException if the file can't be read or contained errors */
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { if ((args == null) || (args.length >2 ) || args[ 0 ].equals("--help")) { System.out.println( "FormulaViewer .8 proof that the devil lies in the details (or just in BIFF8 files in general)"); System.out.println("usage: Give me a big fat file name"); } else if (args[0].equals("--listFunctions")) { // undocumented attribute to research functions!~ FormulaViewer viewer = new FormulaViewer(); viewer.setFile(args[1]); viewer.setList(true); viewer.run(); } else { FormulaViewer viewer = new FormulaViewer(); viewer.setFile(args[ 0 ]); viewer.run(); } } }