What Is Hssf and Xssf

HSSF is the POI Project’s pure Java implementation of the Excel ’97(-2007) file format. XSSF is the POI Project’s pure Java implementation of the Excel 2007 OOXML (. xlsx) file format. HSSF and XSSF provides ways to read spreadsheets create, modify, read and write XLS spreadsheets.

What does HSSF stand for?

HSSF (Horrible SpreadSheet Format) – reads and writes Microsoft Excel (XLS) format files. It can read files written by Excel 97 onwards; this file format is known as the BIFF 8 format.

What is the difference between XLS and XLSX?

XLS files are based on the Binary Interchange File Format (BIFF) and store information in binary format as per XLS File Format Specifications. … In contrast, an XLSX file is based on Office Open XML format that stores data in compressed XML files in ZIP format.

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Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.

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