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+
+/* ====================================================================
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+
+package org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+import org.apache.poi.poifs.filesystem.POIFSFileSystem;
+import org.apache.poi.hssf.model.Sheet;
+import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.Record;
+import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.BOFRecord;
+import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.EOFRecord;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
+
+/**
+ * @author Andrew C. Oliver (acoliver at apache dot org)
+ */
+
+public class TestFormulas
+    extends TestCase
+{
+    public TestFormulas(String s)
+    {
+        super(s);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add various integers
+     */
+
+    public void testAddIntegers()
+        throws Exception
+    {        
+        //System.out.println("Converted Text form is : "+fp.toFormulaString(fp.getRPNPtg()));
+        
+        short            rownum = 0;
+        File file = File.createTempFile("testFormula",".xls");
+        FileOutputStream out    = new FileOutputStream(file);
+        HSSFWorkbook     wb     = new HSSFWorkbook();
+        HSSFSheet        s      = wb.createSheet();
+        HSSFRow          r      = null;
+        HSSFCell         c      = null;
+        
+        for (short x = 2; x < Short.MAX_VALUE && x > 0; x=(short)(x*2)) {
+            r = s.createRow((short) x);
+            System.out.println("x="+x);
+            for (short y = 2; y < Short.MAX_VALUE && y > 0; y=(short)(y*2)) {
+                System.out.println("y="+y);
+                c = r.createCell((short) y);
+                c.setCellFormula("" + x + "+" + y);
+        
+            }
+        }
+        
+        //make sure we do the maximum value of the Int operator
+   /*     if (s.getLastRowNum() < Short.MAX_VALUE) {
+            r = s.createRow(Short.MAX_VALUE);
+            c = r.createCell(Short.MAX_VALUE);
+            c.setCellFormula("" + Short.MAX_VALUE + "+" + Short.MAX_VALUE);
+        }*/
+        
+        wb.write(out);
+        out.close();
+        
+        /*
+        FileInputStream stream = new FileInputStream(file);
+        wb = new HSSFWorkbook(stream);
+        s = wb.getSheetAt(0);
+        
+        for (short x = 0; x < Short.MAX_VALUE; x++) {
+            r = s.createRow((short) 0);
+            
+            for (short y = 0; y < Short.MAX_VALUE; y++) {
+                
+                c = r.createCell((short) 0);
+                c.getCellFormula("" + x + "+" + y);
+        
+            }
+        }
+         */
+        
+
+    }
+    
+    public static void main(String [] args)
+    {
+        System.out
+            .println("Testing org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.TestFormulas");
+        junit.textui.TestRunner.run(TestFormulas.class);
+    }
+    
+}