ByteScout Data Extraction Suite – C# – Validate cells with dates with spreadsheet sdk

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validate cells with dates with spreadsheet sdk in C# with ByteScout Data Extraction Suite

Learn to code in C# to make validate cells with dates with spreadsheet sdk with this simple How-To tutorial

Writing of the code to validate cells with dates with spreadsheet sdk in C# can be done by developers of any level using ByteScout Data Extraction Suite. ByteScout Data Extraction Suite was made to help with validate cells with dates with spreadsheet sdk in C#. ByteScout Data Extraction Suite is the bundle that includes three SDK tools for data extraction from PDF, scans, images and from spreadsheets: PDF Extractor SDK, Data Extraction SDK, Barcode Reader SDK.

Save time on writing and testing code by using the code below and use it in your application. To use validate cells with dates with spreadsheet sdk in your C# project or application just copy & paste the code and then run your app! Check these C# sample code examples to see if they acknowledge to your needs and requirements for the project.

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Program.cs

      using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.Spreadsheet;
using System.IO;

namespace HelloWorld
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {


// in this sample we scan cells with ages data for people
// then mark all dates where age is between 10 and 19 years and mark these cells with red color


            // Create new Spreadsheet
            Spreadsheet document = new Spreadsheet();
	document.LoadFromFile("Data.xls");

            // Get worksheet by name
            Worksheet worksheet = document.Workbook.Worksheets.ByName("Sample");

            // Years range
            int RangeMin = 10;
            int RangeMax = 19;

            // Minimum age
            DateTime YearMin = DateTime.Now;
            // Maximum age
            DateTime YearMax = DateTime.Now;

            // Minimum year
            YearMax = YearMax.AddYears(-RangeMin);
            // Maximum year
            YearMin = YearMin.AddYears(-RangeMax);

            // Check dates
            for (int i = 1; i < 8; i++)
            {
                // Set current cell
                Cell currentCell = worksheet.Cell(i, 1);

                DateTime dateBirth = currentCell.ValueAsDateTime;

                // Check current cell
                if (dateBirth < YearMin || dateBirth > YearMax)
                {
                    // Set fill pattern
                    currentCell.FillPattern = Bytescout.Spreadsheet.Constants.PatternStyle.Solid;

                    // Markup wrong cell by red color
                    currentCell.FillPatternForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
                }

                // Set cell format
                currentCell.NumberFormatString = "dd.mm.yyyy";
            }

            // delete output file if exists already
            if (File.Exists("Output.xls")){
                File.Delete("Output.xls");
            }

            // Save document
            document.SaveAs("Output.xls");

            // Close Spreadsheet
            document.Close();

            // open generated XLS document in default program
            Process.Start("Output.xls");


        }
    }
}