Hi, Regarding the net.sf.jasperreports.export.xls.detect.cell.type property, apparently the problem is the "--" value returned when no data is found. The "--" string is not automatically converted into a numeric value, so you have to manually convert it, using a conditional expression. If you still have problems with that, please post the jrxml here. Regarding the net.sf.jasperreports.print.keep.full.text property, it is used to preserve the initial text content of a text field in order to be reused, if necessary, at export time. If you just need the textfield to stretch vertically in order to render visible all the text content, then set the attribute isStretchWithOverflow="true" for that textfield. Take a look to the Stretch sample to see how it works. Hope this helps, sanda