title: How to read alphanumeric values from Excel cells in Java?
body: <p>I have to read a ZIP code from Excel sheet. Zip code can be any of the following formats:</p>
  
  <pre><code>ααααα
  11111-αααα
  3  3  3  3  3 - 6  6  6  6
  12345 123456
  12345-123456
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I tried <code>cell.getRichStringCellValue()</code> and <code>cell.getStringCellValue()</code>but it's not working.</p>