How to create an excel file in android

Question

I tried example Create an Excel Spreadsheet and I am getting NullPointerException at workbook.write();, Using this I can create excel file on SD card, but when I open that excel file using MS office 2007 I am getting Unable to read file message
Here the stack trace, ExcelStudy is my activity that uses WriteExcel class

W/System.err(  235): java.lang.NullPointerException
W/System.err(  235):    at jxl.biff.StringHelper.getUnicodeBytes(StringHelper.java:133)
W/System.err(  235):    at jxl.biff.FontRecord.getData(FontRecord.java:289)
W/System.err(  235):    at jxl.biff.WritableRecordData.getBytes(WritableRecordData.java:71)
W/System.err(  235):    at jxl.write.biff.File.write(File.java:132)
W/System.err(  235):    at jxl.biff.Fonts.write(Fonts.java:110)
W/System.err(  235):    at jxl.write.biff.WritableWorkbookImpl.write(WritableWorkbookImpl.java:699)
W/System.err(  235):    at comm.study.code.WriteExcel.write(WriteExcel.java:49)
W/System.err(  235):    at comm.study.code.ExcelStudy.createExcelFile(ExcelStudy.java:64)
W/System.err(  235):    at comm.study.code.ExcelStudy$1.onClick(ExcelStudy.java:47)
W/System.err(  235):    at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:2364)
W/System.err(  235):    at android.view.View.onTouchEvent(View.java:4179)
W/System.err(  235):    at android.widget.TextView.onTouchEvent(TextView.java:6541)
W/System.err(  235):    at android.view.View.dispatchTouchEvent(View.java:3709)
W/System.err(  235):    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
W/System.err(  235):    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
W/System.err(  235):    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
W/System.err(  235):    at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1659)
W/System.err(  235):    at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1107)
W/System.err(  235):    at android.app.Activity.dispatchTouchEvent(Activity.java:2061)
W/System.err(  235):    at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.dispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1643)
W/System.err(  235):    at android.view.ViewRoot.handleMessage(ViewRoot.java:1691)
W/System.err(  235):    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
W/System.err(  235):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
W/System.err(  235):    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4363)
W/System.err(  235):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
W/System.err(  235):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
W/System.err(  235):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:860)
W/System.err(  235):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:618)
W/System.err(  235):    at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

Edureka · Answer 1 · Apr 4, 2022

In Android, create Excel XLSX or XLS files.
Create a Workbook class object.
Using the Workbook. getWorksheets. obtain() method, you can access the worksheet you want.
Put the value in the worksheet's chosen cell using the cell's identifier, such as A1, B3, and so on.
Using the Workbook. save() method, save the workbook as an Excel file.