PHPExcel How to set a date in cell
I need to put a date in a cell, when I take a look to its format it looks like *14/03/01. The value I put is a simple string and for that reason when I get the calculated values ignores the date I entered because it compares in a calendar (well, a column with all the dates of the actual year) the date that I entered with the dates to set a proper value corresponding the date entered. Is there a way to put the format that Excel expects? MS Excel uses a timestamp value for dates, and then masks it for display purposes; not a formatted string. From 02types.php in the /Examples folder: