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import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.util.Date;


import org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.*;
import org.apache.poi.hssf.util.HSSFColor;


/**
 * Creates a simple POI file that we insert data into.
 */
public class POITest {


    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {


        long startTime, stopTime;
        startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();


        HSSFWorkbook wb = new HSSFWorkbook();
        FileOutputStream fileOut = new FileOutputStream("POIOut.xls");


        // Create 3 sheets
        HSSFSheet sheet1 = wb.createSheet("Sheet 1");
        HSSFSheet sheet2 = wb.createSheet("Sheet 2");
        HSSFSheet sheet3 = wb.createSheet("Sheet 3");


        // Create a header style
        HSSFCellStyle styleHeader = wb.createCellStyle();
        HSSFFont fontHeader = wb.createFont();
        fontHeader.setBoldweight((short) 2);
        fontHeader.setFontHeightInPoints((short) 14);
        fontHeader.setFontName("Arial");
        styleHeader.setFont(fontHeader);


        // Create a style used for the first column
        HSSFCellStyle style0 = wb.createCellStyle();
        HSSFFont font0 = wb.createFont();
        font0.setColor(HSSFColor.RED.index);
        style0.setFont(font0);


        // Create the style used for dates.
        HSSFCellStyle styleDates = wb.createCellStyle();
        styleDates
	   .setDataFormat(
	      HSSFDataFormat.getBuiltinFormat(
	         "m/d/yy h:mm"));


        // create the headers
        HSSFRow rowHeader = sheet1.createRow(1);
        // String value
        HSSFCell cell0 = rowHeader.createCell((short) 0);
        cell0.setCellStyle(styleHeader);
        cell0.setCellValue("Name");


        // numbers
        for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
            HSSFCell cell = rowHeader.createCell((short) (i + 1));
            cell.setCellStyle(styleHeader);
            cell.setCellValue("Data " + (i + 1));
        }


        // Date
        HSSFCell cell10 = rowHeader.createCell((short) 9);
        cell10.setCellValue("Date");
        cell10.setCellStyle(styleHeader);


        for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
            // create a new row
            HSSFRow row = sheet1.createRow(i + 2);
            for (int j = 0; j < 10; j++) {
                // create each cell
                HSSFCell cell = row.createCell((short) j);
                // Fill the first column with strings
                if (j == 0) {
                    cell.setCellValue("Product " + i);
                    cell.setCellStyle(style0);
                }
                // Fill the next 8 columns with numbers.
                else if (j < 9) {
                    cell.setCellValue((int) (Math.random() * 100));
                }
                // Fill the last column with dates.
                else {
                    cell.setCellValue(new Date());
                    cell.setCellStyle(styleDates);
                }
            }
        }


        // Summary row
        HSSFRow rowSummary = sheet1.createRow(102);
        HSSFCellStyle sumStyle = wb.createCellStyle();
        HSSFFont sumFont = wb.createFont();
        sumFont.setBoldweight((short) 5);
        sumFont.setFontHeightInPoints((short) 12);
        sumStyle.setFont(sumFont);
        sumStyle.setFillPattern(HSSFCellStyle.FINE_DOTS);
        sumStyle.setFillForegroundColor(HSSFColor.GREEN.index);


        HSSFCell cellSum0 = rowSummary.createCell((short) 0);
        cellSum0.setCellValue("TOTALS:");
        cellSum0.setCellStyle(sumStyle);


        // numbers
        // B
        HSSFCell cellB = rowSummary.createCell((short) 1);
        cellB.setCellStyle(sumStyle);
        cellB.setCellFormula("SUM(B3:B102)");
 

        // C
        HSSFCell cellC = rowSummary.createCell((short) 2);
        cellC.setCellStyle(sumStyle);
        cellC.setCellFormula("SUM(B3:B102)");


        // D
        HSSFCell cellD = rowSummary.createCell((short) 3);
        cellD.setCellStyle(sumStyle);
        cellD.setCellFormula("SUM(B3:B102)");


        // E
        HSSFCell cellE = rowSummary.createCell((short) 4);
        cellE.setCellStyle(sumStyle);
        cellE.setCellFormula("SUM(B3:B102)");


        // F
        HSSFCell cellF = rowSummary.createCell((short) 5);
        cellF.setCellStyle(sumStyle);
        cellF.setCellFormula("SUM(B3:B102)");


        // G
        HSSFCell cellG = rowSummary.createCell((short) 6);
        cellG.setCellStyle(sumStyle);
        cellG.setCellFormula("SUM(B3:B102)");


        // H
        HSSFCell cellH = rowSummary.createCell((short) 7);
        cellH.setCellStyle(sumStyle);
        cellH.setCellFormula("SUM(B3:B102)");


        // I
        HSSFCell cellI = rowSummary.createCell((short) 8);
        cellI.setCellStyle(sumStyle);
        cellI.setCellFormula("SUM(B3:B102)");






        // Write the output to a file
        wb.write(fileOut);
        fileOut.close();


        stopTime = System.currentTimeMillis();


	System.out.println("POI generation took "
	   +(stopTime-startTime)+"ms");


    }
}