Is there OLE automation in Java?

Can OLE automation be used in Java? If not, why is it impossible in Java?

I want to automatically export Excel spreadsheets in different formats (i.e. CSV, etc.)

Thank you for your answer first:)

Solution

You can use Jacob But there will be some pain because it is not well recorded and its performance is not the best Depending on your version of windows, it's hard to make it work for your environment If you are building a scalable web application, I will never use it Another option is Apache POI, which has come a long way from its early roots and is used in many production ready tools, such as JBoss drools If you decide to use Jacob, I suggest you read this so thread:

Is there a good reference for using OLE Automation (from Java)?