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hazel_chua
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5 years ago

Java exception when trying to load an Excel spreadsheet as data source

The above error occurred when I attempted to import properties from an Excel spreadsheet.   Any ideas on how to fix that.?
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    hazel_chua
    5 years ago

    Well, the current workaround I've done is to export the sheet from the original workbook as a CSV file which then forces the cells to be evaluated and thus populated with their final values.  Then I re-import that CSV file back into an Excel file with just that one sheet.  The final Excel file works fine with SoapUI.  An indirect way of doing things.

     

    It just surprises me that there is the option in SoapUI to use Excel workbooks as data sources but it can't handle workbooks with complex cell lookups or functions.

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    hazel_chua
    Contributor
    5 years ago

    Reshail tried it, but it did not work. :(

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      hazel_chua
      Contributor
      5 years ago

      Update on this issue.  It seems like the formulae / VLOOKUP functions in the sheets are causing that Java issue.  Many of the cells in the workbook are referencing other sheets and cells across the workbook.  And that seems to cause the import / read of the Excel file to fail.

       

      Tested with a dummy Excel file with 2 columns and 20 rows in only one sheet and that worked fine.  But, unfortunately again, that is not what my client's Excel file is like. :smileysad: