How to read the data in CSV file and display it in Drop down list box in JSP

[sumanta panda]

Dear All,
I have a csv file.For example which should be like
Issue.csv

Number Issue
1 Technical Problem
2 Suggestion on Site
3 Statement Request

I want to read this file(issue.csv) and display the the content of 'Issue' in my JSP page drop down list box let say 'Subject of Issue'

Could you please tell me how to write the code for this thing in my jsp page.

Thanks a lot in Advance.

Regards
Sumanta Panda

[Sagar Rohankar]

Originally posted by sumanta panda:

Could you please tell me how to write the code for this thing in my jsp page.

It's not a good practice to write Java Code in JSP file, though you can do that !

Try to implement following steps,

Read a file, parse it , use bean & write the bean data in <select><option value="write bean data"></select>

So lets start, and ask If you stuck in between !!

[Arvind Sampath]

APACHE POI, a Parser Utility, would be a good place to start

[Ulf Dittmer]

Apache POI can read XLS files, but not CSV files.

The http://faq.javaranch.com/java/AccessingFileFormats page lists several libraries that can read CSV files (and I recommend that you use a library - CSV is not as simple a format as it looks at first).
[ November 18, 2008: Message edited by: Ulf Dittmer ]

[sumanta panda]

Dear Sagar Sir,
I am very poor in cooding to write this component in java.Could you please give me some idea or send me the source code how to write it.

Thanks a lot in Advance.

Best Regards
Sumanta Panda

[Martijn Verburg]

Hi Sumanata,

What have you tried so far? It's JavaRanch policy not to just 'hand out code' but to try and guide people with their own efforts. People learn much better that way