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diff --git a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/hssf/how-to.xml b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/hssf/how-to.xml index 43c835282a..e2a5a133a9 100644 --- a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/hssf/how-to.xml +++ b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/hssf/how-to.xml @@ -408,6 +408,14 @@ should view the source in org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.* and the classes in org.apache.poi.hssf.model.*. You should read the documentation for the POIFS libraries as well.</p> </section> + <section><title>Generating XLS from XML</title> +<p>If you wish to generate an XLS file from some XML, it is possible to +write your own XML processing code, then use the User API to write out +the document.</p> +<p>The other option is to use <link href="http://cocoon.apache.org/">Cocoon</link>. +In Cocoon, there is the <link href="http://cocoon.apache.org/2.1/userdocs/xls-serializer.html">HSSF Serializer</link>, +which takes in XML (in the gnumeric format), and outputs an XLS file for you.</p> + </section> <section><title>HSSF Class/Test Application</title> <p>The HSSF application is nothing more than a test for the high |