import org.apache.poi.hssf.extractor.EventBasedExcelExtractor;
import org.apache.poi.hssf.extractor.ExcelExtractor;
import org.apache.poi.poifs.filesystem.Entry;
import org.apache.poi.poifs.filesystem.POIFSFileSystem;

import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Iterator;

public class Foo {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

        BufferedInputStream bis = null;

        File file = new File("/Users/phil.varner/Documents/poi_format_bug_repro.xls");
        bis = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(file));

        try {

            POIFSFileSystem pfs = new POIFSFileSystem(bis);
                for (Iterator entries = pfs.getRoot().getEntries(); entries.hasNext();) {
                    Entry entry = (Entry) entries.next();

                    if (entry.getName().equals("Workbook")) {
                        System.out.println("with EventBasedEE");
                        try {
                            System.out.println(new EventBasedExcelExtractor(pfs).getText());
                        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e){
                            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
                        }
                        System.out.println("\nwith UserModel EE");
                        try {
                            System.out.println(new ExcelExtractor(pfs).getText());
                        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e){
                            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
                        }

                    }

                }
        } finally {
            if (bis != null) {
                try { bis.close(); } catch (IOException e){ /* don't care */ }
            }
        }
    }

}