Comments on: Reading Excel Spreadsheets with PHP http://itgeek.in/php/reading-excel-spreadsheets-with-php.html the geek life of a Web Developer and Hobbiest Photographer Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:19:27 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Charandeep Singh http://itgeek.in/php/reading-excel-spreadsheets-with-php.html/comment-page-1#comment-250 Charandeep Singh Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:27:24 +0000 http://itgeek.in/?p=249#comment-250 <b>@Jayu</b> I think this is happening because, when OpenOffice Export the file in Microsoft Excel .xls format, it replaces original Dates with its Numeric Date Values. Note here, Dates are actually saved as Numeric values in Excel file. Eg. Date: 11/12/2009 having a numeric value of 40,129.00 You can try for some other Excel Exporter Software, or better use Microsoft Office 2003/07. @Jayu
I think this is happening because, when OpenOffice Export the file in Microsoft Excel .xls format, it replaces original Dates with its Numeric Date Values. Note here, Dates are actually saved as Numeric values in Excel file.

Eg. Date: 11/12/2009 having a numeric value of 40,129.00

You can try for some other Excel Exporter Software, or better use Microsoft Office 2003/07.

]]> By: jayu http://itgeek.in/php/reading-excel-spreadsheets-with-php.html/comment-page-1#comment-249 jayu Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:17:42 +0000 http://itgeek.in/?p=249#comment-249 nice. but problem with date when try to make file in open office.org excel format. when you create file in open office org calc and save it into Microsoft excel 97/2000/XP format. date will give fake information. nice. but problem with date when try to make file in open office.org excel format. when you create file in open office org calc and save it into Microsoft excel 97/2000/XP format. date will give fake information.

]]> By: ayush http://itgeek.in/php/reading-excel-spreadsheets-with-php.html/comment-page-1#comment-16 ayush Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:28:25 +0000 http://itgeek.in/?p=249#comment-16 Nice Thankx :) Nice Thankx :)

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