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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>XEROF</title><link>http://www.arstdesign.com/BBS/rss.php</link><description></description><copyright>&nbsp;</copyright><managingEditor>someone@somewhere.com</managingEditor><ttl>1440</ttl><item><title>xlsgen 5.0.0.65 : Formula date hinter</title><link>http://www.arstdesign.com/BBS/BulletinBoard.php?qs_id=4916</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:38:21 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;br&gt;Build 5.0.0.65 of xlsgen introduces a formula hinter, meant to ease the use of formulas in cells. At the workbook level, calling &lt;code&gt;IsFormulaADate(formula)&lt;/code&gt;, along with a formula, returns whether or not the formula returns a date. This is handy if you'd like to know beforehand the formula is going to need a specific cell number format, and act accordingly.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;br&gt;interface IXlsWorkbook, one new function&lt;br&gt;    IsFormulaADate([in]BSTR formula, [out, retval]BOOL* result);&lt;br&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description><category>xlsgen</category><dc:creator>Stéphane Rodriguez</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.arstdesign.com/BBS/AddComment.php?qs_id=4916&amp;qs_comments=0&amp;qs_ts=4158</comments></item></channel></rss>
