title: Workarounds for using apache poi 3.9 with JDK 4
body: <p>This is a follow up question <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15352638/java-program-using-apache-poi-3-9-encountered-error-in-xml-build-file">here</a> . I just found this caption in <a href="http://poi.apache.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Apache POI website</a>.</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>POI 3.5 and later requires the JDK version 1.5 or later. Versions prior to 3.5 require JDK 1.4+</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>Clearly, that's the reason I can't build my Java program. I would just like to know if there are any workarounds where I can successfully build my project in Ant using my current settings.</p>
  <h3>Settings</h3>
  <ul>
  <li>Apache POI - 3.9</li>
  <li>JDK - 1.4.2 (4.0)</li>
  </ul>
  <p>Any advice, tips, or hacks are welcome. Thanks in advance!</p>