/* * Example of writing dates and times in Excel using an lxw_datetime struct * and date formatting. * * Copyright 2014-2021, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org * */ #include "xlsxwriter.h" int main() { /* A datetime to display. */ lxw_datetime datetime = {2013, 2, 28, 12, 0, 0.0}; /* Create a new workbook and add a worksheet. */ lxw_workbook *workbook = workbook_new("date_and_times02.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 datetime without formatting. */ worksheet_write_datetime(worksheet, 0, 0, &datetime, NULL ); // 41333.5 /* Write the datetime with formatting. */ worksheet_write_datetime(worksheet, 1, 0, &datetime, format); // Feb 28 2013 12:00 PM return workbook_close(workbook); }