Does XSSFWorkbook,XSSFSheet work with office 2003 and office 2007

Question

I'm using following lines to work with Office 2010 Excel file:

XSSFWorkbook myWorkBook = new XSSFWorkbook(new FileInputStream(file));

XSSFSheet mySheet = myWorkBook.getSheetAt(0);

Iterator<Row> rows = mySheet.rowIterator(); 

I was wondering if that will work with Office 2003 and Office 2007 (backward compatibility), or I will have to change the implementation, if it will not work, then how can i know the version of the excel file, and how will the implementation change?

Answer 1

It only works with office 2003, if Microsofts compatibility pack is installed or you create an HSSF output. Office 2007 should be no problem.