[rules-users] Some questions

[Mark Proctor]

Mark Proctor wrote:
> Ravi Krishnamurthy wrote:
>> Hello:
>> Could some one give some input for the following questions
>> 1) Can drools read the datas for facts from Excel
> Use a 3rd party library like XLSBeans:
> http://amateras.sourceforge.jp/cgi-bin/fswiki_en/wiki.cgi?page=XLSBeans
oh and didn't realise jexel, which our decision table stuff uses also 
supports this:
http://jxls.sourceforge.net/reference/reader.html
>> 2) is Nested rules is supported in Drools
> There are many ways to achieve the same effect. Use mail-archive and 
> search the user mailing list and you'll read lots about ruleflow, 
> agendagroups, semaphores etc.
>> 3) can rules communicate across .drl files
> rules do not communication, they match data and fire rules.
>> 4) is there support for looping and collection
> Drools has the most advanced LHS syntax than any other engine. with 
> support for both collect and accumulate with accumulate functions - 
> look into those. Any valid Java or MVEL statement can be used for the RHS.
>
> Mark
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Ravi
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