IndexOutOfBoundsException in jxl API while creating workbook from existing workbook

[Anupam Jain]

Hello Everyone,

I'm using jxl API : jxl-2.6.10.jar and have following line(s) of code in my project:

Workbook wb = Workbook.getWorkbook(excelFile);   // here excelFile is a valid existing excel file created by my code itself.
// Need to use the above workbook to get a new WritableWorkBook so as to be able to add new sheet in it.
WritableWorkbook workbook = Workbook.createWorkbook(tempExcelFile, wb);    // This line is giving exception in some cases (donno why only some cases and not all)

While the above code runs fine for a number of cases, the second statement is giving following exception in few cases (no specific case characteristic to separate out such cases from others).

ERROR main com.excel.CreateExcelWithXML - IndexOutOfBoundsException : 
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Index: 21, Size: 21
	at java.util.ArrayList.RangeCheck(ArrayList.java:546)
	at java.util.ArrayList.get(ArrayList.java:321)
	at jxl.biff.FormattingRecords.getXFRecord(FormattingRecords.java:338)
	at jxl.read.biff.CellValue.getCellFormat(CellValue.java:144)
	at jxl.write.biff.CellValue.<init>(CellValue.java:127)
	at jxl.write.biff.LabelRecord.<init>(LabelRecord.java:116)
	at jxl.write.Label.<init>(Label.java:79)
	at jxl.write.biff.SheetCopier.shallowCopyCell(SheetCopier.java:801)
	at jxl.write.biff.SheetCopier.shallowCopyCells(SheetCopier.java:927)
	at jxl.write.biff.SheetCopier.copySheet(SheetCopier.java:213)
	at jxl.write.biff.WritableSheetImpl.copy(WritableSheetImpl.java:1539)
	at jxl.write.biff.WritableWorkbookImpl.copyWorkbook(WritableWorkbookImpl.java:971)
	at jxl.write.biff.WritableWorkbookImpl.<init>(WritableWorkbookImpl.java:343)
	at jxl.Workbook.createWorkbook(Workbook.java:339)
	at jxl.Workbook.createWorkbook(Workbook.java:320)
	at com.excel.CreateExcelWithXML.writeReports(CreateExcelWithXML.java:166)
	at com.GenerateReport.main(GenerateReport.java:40)

I've been trying to resolve this for like hours now... search the whole Google may be... Found the following link of some IRC logs discussing this problem but without any solution...
URL (Look for the name 'thinkstu')

Has anyone seen this kind of problem with the jxl API before? Please help..

[Paul Clapham]

I assume that when you say "jxl" you are referring to the JExcel project? I ask because googling for "jxl" leads to Java projects which don't have anything to do with Excel workbooks.

Anyway, in case you haven't already found it, JExcel has a mailing list with (so it claims) searchable archives here. That would be the best place to find out the answer to your question.