Transform a string to a serial date
[C++]
int XlStringToSerial(
const char* str,
double* date
);
A string containing a date. Excel will use the date formatting rules currently in force to read the string.
Pointer to a variable which will be filled with a serial date value (as used by Excel).
1 if the function succeeds; 0 if it fails
This function calls Excel's DATEVALUE() function
to transform a string date into its components. Because it uses Excel for the transformation, it handles variations in
the Excel base date transparently.
Header: xlldate.h