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/ dateFromExcel.js
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March 4, 2020 12:03
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| // Convert Excel dates into JS date objects | |
| // | |
| // @param excelDate {Number} | |
| // @return {Date} | |
| function dateFromExcel(excelDate){ | |
| /* In excel 02/29/1900 it exists, in javascript this day does not exist and changes to 03/01/1900. Leap year problem. So the minus 1 */ | |
| var dt = new Date(1900,0,0); | |
| dt.setDate(dt.getDate() - 1 + excelDate); | |
| return dt | |
| } |