write data to exel file using jexcelapi in java

Question

Hi, i'm begginer in java i have created exel file and write to that file by using jxl API. but the file is taking 14kB but in VC++ it will create with 2KB i not getting what is the reason,shall i have to use another way to do the coding plz help me to solve the problem

thanks.

Answer 1

What happens if you open the 14kb file in Excel and save it without making any changes? Does it still remain 14kb in size?

JExcel FAQ says that the large size of JExcel output could be due to the fact that JExcel does not perform any optimizations on the Excel files.