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Using excel files is one of the most common method for test data and other types of data management. The java code to create an Excel file is very easy and most of the code is self explanatory. Lets have a look at the same:

 

Eclipse needs to be pointed to the required JAR files in order to make it work with various functions provided by apache. Read more on Apache at it’s official website: Apache POI

 

The poi(s) need to be added to the project before running this code. Different versions may or may not support all functions and need to be worked with accordingly. Below is the snapshot of POI(s) used in my program. They can be downloaded from https://poi.apache.org/download.html#archive

 

Below is the JAVA class which creates an excel file in the “Relative Path”.

The code first checks for the directory “temp” at the relative path and creates if it does not exists.

Next, the excel file with three columns namely – “First Name”, “Last Name” and “Country”. If the file already exists, the code overwrites the same.

The code prints following on console when run the first time:
Directory already exists!
relativePath:tempMyExcelFile.xlsx
Excel File created: C:FunctionalTestAutomationproject_TestProject1tempMyExcelFile.xlsx
When we run the code second time, the console is as below:
Directory already exists!
relativePath:tempMyExcelFile.xlsx
Excel File created: C:FunctionalTestAutomationproject_TestProject1tempMyExcelFile.xlsx

Tada! That was one of the ways to write JAVA code and create an Excel file at the relative path. Hope it helped.