The code in this repository illustrates how to read annotations from spreadsheet files, created by this annotation tool.
In the ./jar folder you can find two executables. The RangeAnnotationsExporter.jar will export the annotations as were recorded by the annotation tool. The CellAnnotationsExporter.jar exports the annotations at cell granularity. It ommits cells that are hidden, empty, or blank (i.e., containing only white space characters). Both executables export annotations in a CSV format. An example usage is shown below:
$ java -jar CellAnnotationsExporter.jar -inPath "/path/to/annotated/files" -outPath "/path/to/export/file" [-asMerged]
-inPath INPATH The path to the directory that holds the annotated Excel files.
-outPath OUTPATH The path to the file where the exported annotations will be written
-asMerged
(Optional) When this flag is used, the merged areas of the sheet
will be treated as single cell annotations. Otherwise, if not used,
each cell in the merged area will be exported individually.
This option is not available for RangeExportAnnotations.jar
For more details on the implementation of these executables, refer to the CellAnnotationExporter.java and RangeAnnotationExporter.java in ./src/de/tudresden/xr/main. As well as check the the ./src/de/tudresden/xr/utils/WorkbookUtils.java
Dependencies:
- Java 8
- Apache POI v3.17