/* * Example of writing a dates and time in Excel using a number with date * formatting. This demonstrates that dates and times in Excel are just * formatted real numbers. * * An easier approach using a lxw_datetime struct is shown in example * dates_and_times02.c. * * Copyright 2014-2021, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org * */ #include "xlsxwriter.h" int main() { /* A number to display as a date. */ double number = 41333.5; /* Create a new workbook and add a worksheet. */ lxw_workbook *workbook = workbook_new("date_and_times01.xlsx"); lxw_worksheet *worksheet = workbook_add_worksheet(workbook, NULL); /* Add a format with date formatting. */ lxw_format *format = workbook_add_format(workbook); format_set_num_format(format, "mmm d yyyy hh:mm AM/PM"); /* Widen the first column to make the text clearer. */ worksheet_set_column(worksheet, 0, 0, 20, NULL); /* Write the number without formatting. */ worksheet_write_number(worksheet, 0, 0, number, NULL ); // 41333.5 /* Write the number with formatting. Note: the worksheet_write_datetime() * or worksheet_write_unixtime() functions are preferable for writing * dates and times. This is for demonstration purposes only. */ worksheet_write_number(worksheet, 1, 0, number, format); // Feb 28 2013 12:00 PM return workbook_close(workbook); }