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POI & Visio?
Hello,
Sorry for the wide distribution.
I was wondering if there are any capabilities, either already in POI or being planned for, to have a Java API for the Visio file format. Also, is there anywhere an open source Java converter from the native Visio format to XML?
Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks,
- Dmitry
RE: POI & Visio?
Posted by Dmitry Goldenberg <dm...@weblayers.com>.
Is this some kind of Andrew C. Oliver rule I am not aware of? I think the rule should be, stop wasting bandwidth with pointless flaming. I'm done with this, over and out.
________________________________
From: Andrew C. Oliver [mailto:acoliver@buni.org]
Sent: Thu 6/14/2007 2:16 PM
To: POI Developers List
Subject: Re: POI & Visio?
Dmitry Goldenberg wrote:
> Well, Andrew, I have a requirement for a project and I need answers. Where do you expect me to get them? Thanks for making your point but I believe in this particular case you're flaming for no reason.
>
that is no reason to crosspost to every poi mail list.
> ________________________________
>
> From: Andrew C. Oliver [mailto:acoliver@buni.org]
> Sent: Mon 6/11/2007 10:34 PM
> To: POI Developers List
> Subject: Re: POI & Visio?
>
>
>
> I won't be answering this because it was cross posted to every mail list
> and I think that is rather rude. Just wanted to make that point.
>
> On Mon, 2007-06-11 at 13:59 -0700, Dmitry Goldenberg wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Sorry for the wide distribution.
>>
>> I was wondering if there are any capabilities, either already in POI or being planned for, to have a Java API for the Visio file format. Also, is there anywhere an open source Java converter from the native Visio format to XML?
>>
>> Any info would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> - Dmitry
>>
>>
>
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Re: POI & Visio?
Posted by "Andrew C. Oliver" <ac...@buni.org>.
Dmitry Goldenberg wrote:
> Well, Andrew, I have a requirement for a project and I need answers. Where do you expect me to get them? Thanks for making your point but I believe in this particular case you're flaming for no reason.
>
that is no reason to crosspost to every poi mail list.
> ________________________________
>
> From: Andrew C. Oliver [mailto:acoliver@buni.org]
> Sent: Mon 6/11/2007 10:34 PM
> To: POI Developers List
> Subject: Re: POI & Visio?
>
>
>
> I won't be answering this because it was cross posted to every mail list
> and I think that is rather rude. Just wanted to make that point.
>
> On Mon, 2007-06-11 at 13:59 -0700, Dmitry Goldenberg wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Sorry for the wide distribution.
>>
>> I was wondering if there are any capabilities, either already in POI or being planned for, to have a Java API for the Visio file format. Also, is there anywhere an open source Java converter from the native Visio format to XML?
>>
>> Any info would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> - Dmitry
>>
>>
>
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RE: POI & Visio?
Posted by Dmitry Goldenberg <dm...@weblayers.com>.
Thanks, Dave!
________________________________
From: David Fisher [mailto:dfisher@jmlafferty.com]
Sent: Tue 6/12/2007 12:43 PM
To: POI Developers List
Subject: Re: POI & Visio?
Hi Dmirty,
You asked two good questions. (You asked 3 weeks ago as well - but I
am answering now)
(1) If POI had plans to support Visio.
>> I was wondering if there are any capabilities, either already in
>> POI or being planned for, to have a Java API for the Visio file
>> format.
A rather reasonable question. POI is now TLP and is the place for
Java-based OLE2 file formats. So, are there any plans? Since the
topic of what should be developed for the next major release has come
up, it is also a pertinent question.
(2) If there was anything Java and opensource that reads the Visio
format, preferably all the way to XML
>> Also, is there anywhere an open source Java converter from the
>> native Visio format to XML?
This is worth researching, if there is such software then perhaps the
author(s) would make a good addition to the POI community.
OpenOffice is looking for such a developer: http:// <http:///>
graphics.openoffice.org/development/projects.html
Here is a web page where someone is working on the file format http:// <http:///>
www.redferni.uklinux.net/visio/
This points to http://freshmeat.net/projects/vsdump/
Which says: "vsdump is a set of tools that are useful for reverse
engineering the VSD/VSS file format used by Visio."
Vsdump is really here - http://www.gnome.ru/projects/vsdump_en.html
http://www.gnome.ru/projects/docs/slide2.png does this stream look
anything like an Escher drawing layer? Anyway it looks like these are
some links that Dmitry could follow answering (2) in the affirmative
(or nearly so)
Regards,
Dave
On Jun 12, 2007, at 8:39 AM, Dmitry Goldenberg wrote:
> Well, Andrew, I have a requirement for a project and I need
> answers. Where do you expect me to get them? Thanks for making
> your point but I believe in this particular case you're flaming for
> no reason.
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Andrew C. Oliver [mailto:acoliver@buni.org]
> Sent: Mon 6/11/2007 10:34 PM
> To: POI Developers List
> Subject: Re: POI & Visio?
>
>
>
> I won't be answering this because it was cross posted to every mail
> list
> and I think that is rather rude. Just wanted to make that point.
>
> On Mon, 2007-06-11 at 13:59 -0700, Dmitry Goldenberg wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Sorry for the wide distribution.
>>
>> I was wondering if there are any capabilities, either already in
>> POI or being planned for, to have a Java API for the Visio file
>> format. Also, is there anywhere an open source Java converter
>> from the native Visio format to XML?
>>
>> Any info would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> - Dmitry
>>
>>
>
>
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Re: POI & Visio?
Posted by David Fisher <df...@jmlafferty.com>.
Hi Dmirty,
You asked two good questions. (You asked 3 weeks ago as well - but I
am answering now)
(1) If POI had plans to support Visio.
>> I was wondering if there are any capabilities, either already in
>> POI or being planned for, to have a Java API for the Visio file
>> format.
A rather reasonable question. POI is now TLP and is the place for
Java-based OLE2 file formats. So, are there any plans? Since the
topic of what should be developed for the next major release has come
up, it is also a pertinent question.
(2) If there was anything Java and opensource that reads the Visio
format, preferably all the way to XML
>> Also, is there anywhere an open source Java converter from the
>> native Visio format to XML?
This is worth researching, if there is such software then perhaps the
author(s) would make a good addition to the POI community.
OpenOffice is looking for such a developer: http://
graphics.openoffice.org/development/projects.html
Here is a web page where someone is working on the file format http://
www.redferni.uklinux.net/visio/
This points to http://freshmeat.net/projects/vsdump/
Which says: "vsdump is a set of tools that are useful for reverse
engineering the VSD/VSS file format used by Visio."
Vsdump is really here - http://www.gnome.ru/projects/vsdump_en.html
http://www.gnome.ru/projects/docs/slide2.png does this stream look
anything like an Escher drawing layer? Anyway it looks like these are
some links that Dmitry could follow answering (2) in the affirmative
(or nearly so)
Regards,
Dave
On Jun 12, 2007, at 8:39 AM, Dmitry Goldenberg wrote:
> Well, Andrew, I have a requirement for a project and I need
> answers. Where do you expect me to get them? Thanks for making
> your point but I believe in this particular case you're flaming for
> no reason.
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Andrew C. Oliver [mailto:acoliver@buni.org]
> Sent: Mon 6/11/2007 10:34 PM
> To: POI Developers List
> Subject: Re: POI & Visio?
>
>
>
> I won't be answering this because it was cross posted to every mail
> list
> and I think that is rather rude. Just wanted to make that point.
>
> On Mon, 2007-06-11 at 13:59 -0700, Dmitry Goldenberg wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Sorry for the wide distribution.
>>
>> I was wondering if there are any capabilities, either already in
>> POI or being planned for, to have a Java API for the Visio file
>> format. Also, is there anywhere an open source Java converter
>> from the native Visio format to XML?
>>
>> Any info would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> - Dmitry
>>
>>
>
>
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RE: POI & Visio?
Posted by Dmitry Goldenberg <dm...@weblayers.com>.
Well, Andrew, I have a requirement for a project and I need answers. Where do you expect me to get them? Thanks for making your point but I believe in this particular case you're flaming for no reason.
________________________________
From: Andrew C. Oliver [mailto:acoliver@buni.org]
Sent: Mon 6/11/2007 10:34 PM
To: POI Developers List
Subject: Re: POI & Visio?
I won't be answering this because it was cross posted to every mail list
and I think that is rather rude. Just wanted to make that point.
On Mon, 2007-06-11 at 13:59 -0700, Dmitry Goldenberg wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Sorry for the wide distribution.
>
> I was wondering if there are any capabilities, either already in POI or being planned for, to have a Java API for the Visio file format. Also, is there anywhere an open source Java converter from the native Visio format to XML?
>
> Any info would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> - Dmitry
>
>
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Re: POI & Visio?
Posted by "Andrew C. Oliver" <ac...@buni.org>.
I won't be answering this because it was cross posted to every mail list
and I think that is rather rude. Just wanted to make that point.
On Mon, 2007-06-11 at 13:59 -0700, Dmitry Goldenberg wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Sorry for the wide distribution.
>
> I was wondering if there are any capabilities, either already in POI or being planned for, to have a Java API for the Visio file format. Also, is there anywhere an open source Java converter from the native Visio format to XML?
>
> Any info would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> - Dmitry
>
>
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