I'm trying to log out to help my find the error, but using the information from the apache poi page does not log anything, I expected something to happen in the console.
System.setProperty("org.apache.poi.util.POILogger", "org.apache.poi.util.SystemOutLogger");
System.setProperty("poi.log.level", POILogger.INFO + "");
/*...
some more code
...*/
case Cell.CELL_TYPE_FORMULA:
evaluator.setDebugEvaluationOutputForNextEval(true);
CellValue cellValue = evaluator.evaluate(valueCell);
value = cellValue.getNumberValue();
break;
The underlying issue is
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid sheetIndex: -1.
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRefEvaluator.<init>(SheetRefEvaluator.java:36)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.OperationEvaluationContext.createExternSheetRefEvaluator(OperationEvaluationContext.java:132)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.OperationEvaluationContext.createExternSheetRefEvaluator(OperationEvaluationContext.java:84)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.OperationEvaluationContext.getRef3DEval(OperationEvaluationContext.java:309)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.getEvalForPtg(WorkbookEvaluator.java:634)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateFormula(WorkbookEvaluator.java:505)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateAny(WorkbookEvaluator.java:263)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateReference(WorkbookEvaluator.java:702)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRefEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRefEvaluator.java:48)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRangeEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRangeEvaluator.java:74)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.LazyRefEval.getInnerValueEval(LazyRefEval.java:43)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.OperandResolver.chooseSingleElementFromRef(OperandResolver.java:179)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.OperandResolver.getSingleValue(OperandResolver.java:62)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.dereferenceResult(WorkbookEvaluator.java:570)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateFormula(WorkbookEvaluator.java:521)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateAny(WorkbookEvaluator.java:263)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateReference(WorkbookEvaluator.java:702)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRefEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRefEvaluator.java:48)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRangeEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRangeEvaluator.java:74)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.LazyRefEval.getInnerValueEval(LazyRefEval.java:43)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.OperandResolver.chooseSingleElementFromRef(OperandResolver.java:179)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.OperandResolver.getSingleValue(OperandResolver.java:62)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.TwoOperandNumericOperation.singleOperandEvaluate(TwoOperandNumericOperation.java:29)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.TwoOperandNumericOperation.evaluate(TwoOperandNumericOperation.java:36)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Fixed2ArgFunction.evaluate(Fixed2ArgFunction.java:33)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.OperationEvaluatorFactory.evaluate(OperationEvaluatorFactory.java:119)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateFormula(WorkbookEvaluator.java:503)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateAny(WorkbookEvaluator.java:263)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateReference(WorkbookEvaluator.java:702)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRefEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRefEvaluator.java:48)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRangeEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRangeEvaluator.java:74)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.LazyAreaEval.getRelativeValue(LazyAreaEval.java:51)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.LazyAreaEval.getRelativeValue(LazyAreaEval.java:45)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Sumif.accumulate(Sumif.java:95)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Sumif.sumMatchingCells(Sumif.java:83)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Sumif.eval(Sumif.java:72)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Sumif.evaluate(Sumif.java:65)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Var2or3ArgFunction.evaluate(Var2or3ArgFunction.java:36)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.OperationEvaluatorFactory.evaluate(OperationEvaluatorFactory.java:132)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateFormula(WorkbookEvaluator.java:503)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateAny(WorkbookEvaluator.java:263)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateReference(WorkbookEvaluator.java:702)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRefEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRefEvaluator.java:48)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRangeEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRangeEvaluator.java:74)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.LazyRefEval.getInnerValueEval(LazyRefEval.java:43)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.OperandResolver.chooseSingleElementFromRef(OperandResolver.java:179)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.OperandResolver.getSingleValue(OperandResolver.java:62)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.RelationalOperationEval.evaluate(RelationalOperationEval.java:64)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Fixed2ArgFunction.evaluate(Fixed2ArgFunction.java:33)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.OperationEvaluatorFactory.evaluate(OperationEvaluatorFactory.java:119)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateFormula(WorkbookEvaluator.java:503)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateAny(WorkbookEvaluator.java:263)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateReference(WorkbookEvaluator.java:702)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRefEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRefEvaluator.java:48)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRangeEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRangeEvaluator.java:74)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.LazyRefEval.getInnerValueEval(LazyRefEval.java:43)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.OperandResolver.chooseSingleElementFromRef(OperandResolver.java:179)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.OperandResolver.getSingleValue(OperandResolver.java:62)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.TwoOperandNumericOperation.singleOperandEvaluate(TwoOperandNumericOperation.java:29)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.TwoOperandNumericOperation.evaluate(TwoOperandNumericOperation.java:36)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Fixed2ArgFunction.evaluate(Fixed2ArgFunction.java:33)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.OperationEvaluatorFactory.evaluate(OperationEvaluatorFactory.java:119)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateFormula(WorkbookEvaluator.java:503)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateAny(WorkbookEvaluator.java:263)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateReference(WorkbookEvaluator.java:702)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRefEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRefEvaluator.java:48)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRangeEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRangeEvaluator.java:74)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.LazyAreaEval.getRelativeValue(LazyAreaEval.java:51)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.AreaEvalBase.getValue(AreaEvalBase.java:131)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.MultiOperandNumericFunction.collectValues(MultiOperandNumericFunction.java:151)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.MultiOperandNumericFunction.getNumberArray(MultiOperandNumericFunction.java:128)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.MultiOperandNumericFunction.evaluate(MultiOperandNumericFunction.java:90)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.OperationEvaluatorFactory.evaluate(OperationEvaluatorFactory.java:132)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateFormula(WorkbookEvaluator.java:503)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateAny(WorkbookEvaluator.java:263)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateReference(WorkbookEvaluator.java:702)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRefEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRefEvaluator.java:48)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRangeEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRangeEvaluator.java:74)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.LazyRefEval.getInnerValueEval(LazyRefEval.java:43)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.OperandResolver.chooseSingleElementFromRef(OperandResolver.java:179)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.OperandResolver.getSingleValue(OperandResolver.java:62)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.UnaryPlusEval.evaluate(UnaryPlusEval.java:38)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Fixed1ArgFunction.evaluate(Fixed1ArgFunction.java:33)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.OperationEvaluatorFactory.evaluate(OperationEvaluatorFactory.java:119)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateFormula(WorkbookEvaluator.java:503)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateAny(WorkbookEvaluator.java:263)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateReference(WorkbookEvaluator.java:702)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRefEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRefEvaluator.java:48)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRangeEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRangeEvaluator.java:74)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.LazyRefEval.getInnerValueEval(LazyRefEval.java:43)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.OperandResolver.chooseSingleElementFromRef(OperandResolver.java:179)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.OperandResolver.getSingleValue(OperandResolver.java:62)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.dereferenceResult(WorkbookEvaluator.java:570)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateFormula(WorkbookEvaluator.java:521)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateAny(WorkbookEvaluator.java:263)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateReference(WorkbookEvaluator.java:702)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRefEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRefEvaluator.java:48)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRangeEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRangeEvaluator.java:74)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.LazyAreaEval.getRelativeValue(LazyAreaEval.java:51)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.LazyAreaEval.getRelativeValue(LazyAreaEval.java:45)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Sumif.accumulate(Sumif.java:95)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Sumif.sumMatchingCells(Sumif.java:83)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Sumif.eval(Sumif.java:72)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Sumif.evaluate(Sumif.java:65)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Var2or3ArgFunction.evaluate(Var2or3ArgFunction.java:36)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.OperationEvaluatorFactory.evaluate(OperationEvaluatorFactory.java:132)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateFormula(WorkbookEvaluator.java:503)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateAny(WorkbookEvaluator.java:263)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateReference(WorkbookEvaluator.java:702)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRefEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRefEvaluator.java:48)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.SheetRangeEvaluator.getEvalForCell(SheetRangeEvaluator.java:74)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.LazyAreaEval.getRelativeValue(LazyAreaEval.java:51)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.LazyAreaEval.getRelativeValue(LazyAreaEval.java:45)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Sumif.accumulate(Sumif.java:95)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Sumif.sumMatchingCells(Sumif.java:83)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Sumif.eval(Sumif.java:72)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Sumif.evaluate(Sumif.java:65)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Var2or3ArgFunction.evaluate(Var2or3ArgFunction.java:36)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.OperationEvaluatorFactory.evaluate(OperationEvaluatorFactory.java:132)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateFormula(WorkbookEvaluator.java:503)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateAny(WorkbookEvaluator.java:263)
at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluate(WorkbookEvaluator.java:205)
at org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFFormulaEvaluator.evaluateFormulaCellValue(XSSFFormulaEvaluator.java:268)
at org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFFormulaEvaluator.evaluate(XSSFFormulaEvaluator.java:121)
I couldn't get the 'SystemOutLogger' to work either - this is not helped by the fact that the Apache POI documentation for how to enable logging seems to have disappeared.
I managed to find an old link with "Way Back Machine":
http://web.archive.org/web/20070701061428/http://poi.apache.org/utils/logging.html
I am using 'log4j' for the rest of my project, so I have already got a log4j.properties file which looks like this:
The link states that 'commons-logging' although not required at compile-time: for this task it should be included at runtime; so I added this to my Maven project file (I have included log4j and poi itself here for reference also)
Then in my project I programmatically set the System Property to redirect to the commons logger (which should then pick up on the log4j logging mechanism):
This works for me - I can now see the code is logging at DEBUG level: for instance: