Apache POI small example request & if it's possible to do...

Question

I'm fairly new to Java, and am interested in creating a dynamic program in swing:
I have a word 2007 document with a number of lines of text and commands from a user manual I have created. I would like to use the Apache POI package to open the document read in each line one by one, and based on what style the line is in (Heading 1 format vs Normal vs Command vs Directory...etc) the program would go through a specific subroutine. For instance if were to have a document down below:
h1. Copy Files Procedure: (heading 1 style)
h2. 1.) Log into the Kermit unix server and change directory to:(heading 2 style)
h4. a.) "$HOME/whatever/" (openSSHwindow style)
h2. 2.) Perform a secure copy to Muppet server. (heading 2 style)
h4. a.) "scp user@server files whatever the command is" (command style)
I would want the program to read in this word doc line by line and spit out in my log file:
"Copy Files Procedure:" is in heading 1 style.
"Log into the Kermit unix server and change directory to:" is in heading 2 style.
"$HOME/whatever/" is in openSSHwindow style.
"Perform a secure copy to Muppet server." is in heading 2 style.
"scp user@server files whatever the command is" is in command style.
...etc
I did some research into Apache POI, but i wanted to know if anyone else here knew a way to do this. All I can find is that there is way to pull out the heading indent level! The problem with is that I'm using custom formats, not just Headings 1-9!
if someone would write a tiny example in java swing showing how to read the line in from a word doc and pull the line content as well as it's line style with a swing method that it invokes if it is a certain that would be SUPER helpful!!!!
The usefulness of this example could allow anyone to use this program to dynamically create an operating console GUI with any properly formatted word doc version of the operators manual!

Answer 1

802532 wrote:
All I mean with that is one that will create itself based on a word doc and it's styling...So, your program will read a word doc, and then generate Java source code, compile it, and execute it?
I think you're abusing the word "dynamic." It sounds like you mean "a program that takes input and produces output based on that input." This is pretty much what all programs beyond "Hello World" do.