HWPF is the name of OUR port of the Microsoft Word 97(-2002) file format to pure Java.

HWPF is still in early development. It is in the scratchpad section of the CVS. Source code in the org.apache.poi.hwpf.extractor tree is legacy code. Source in the org.apache.poi.hwpf.model tree is the old legacy code refactored into an object model. Check the How-To page for detailed examples on using HWPF.

We are looking for developers!!! If you are interested in helping with HWPF familiarize yourself with the source code and just start coding. Make sure you read the guidelines for getting involved