DateTimeToExcelDate(DateTime,Boolean) Method

Converts a DateTime to Excel's numerical representation of a date.

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function DateTimeToExcelDate( _
   ByVal dateValue As Date, _
   ByVal shouldCorrect1900Dates As Boolean _
) As Nullable(Of Double)

C#

public static Nullable<double> DateTimeToExcelDate( 
   DateTime dateValue,
   bool shouldCorrect1900Dates
)

Parameters

dateValue

The DateTime value to convert to the Microsoft Excel date format.

shouldCorrect1900Dates

When using the 1900 date system in Excel, dates before 3/1/1900 must be corrected, because Excel incorrectly assumes 1900 is a leap year. Pass False to disable this correction.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2