ByteScout Data Extraction Suite – VB.NET – Read date from cell with spreadsheet sdk

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How to read date from cell with spreadsheet sdk in VB.NET using ByteScout Data Extraction Suite

How to write a robust code in VB.NET to read date from cell with spreadsheet sdk with this step-by-step tutorial

The code displayed below will guide you to install an VB.NET app to read date from cell with spreadsheet sdk. 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. It can read date from cell with spreadsheet sdk in VB.NET.

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Module1.vb

      Imports Bytescout.Spreadsheet
Imports System.IO

Module Module1

    Sub Main()
        ' Create new Spreadsheet
        Dim document As New Spreadsheet()
	document.LoadFromFile("Sample.xls")

        ' Get worksheet by name
        Dim worksheet As Worksheet = document.Workbook.Worksheets.ByName("Sheet1")

        ' Check dates
        For i As Integer = 0 To 3
            ' Set current cell
            Dim currentCell As Cell = worksheet.Cell(i, 0)

            If currentCell.ValueDataTypeByNumberFormatString = Constants.NumberFormatType.DateTime Then
                ' read date time
                Dim datet As DateTime = currentCell.ValueAsDateTime()

                ' Write to console
                Console.WriteLine("{0}", datet.ToShortDateString())
            Else
                ' Write message
                Console.WriteLine("cell does not contain date time value")
            End If
        Next

        ' Close document
        document.Close()

        ' Write message
        Console.Write("Press any key to continue...")

        ' Wait user input
        Console.ReadKey()

    End Sub

End Module