Excel datasource in JasperReports/iReport: Unable to get value for field 'Date' of class 'java.sql.Date'

Question

I\'ve used an Excel file as datasource for building report with iReport. The xls file contains dates yyyy-MM-dd format.

Answer 1

It is quite simple.

I've xls file (birhdays.xls) like this:

The datasource definition (in iReport) is:

As you can see from the image above I've set yyyy-MM-dd format for date field in DS definition.

The date field definition in jrxml file:

The full jrxml file:

And the result will be (via preview in iReport):

Note:

I've used iReport 5.1.0