ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK – C# – Set Number Format In Cells

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How to set number format in cells in C# with ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK

How to code in C# to set number format in cells with this step-by-step tutorial

ByteScout tutorials are designed to explain the code for both C# beginners and advanced programmers. ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK can set number format in cells. It can be used from C#. ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK is the SDK that can write and read, modify and calculate Excel and CSV spreadsheets. Most popular formulas are supported. You may import or export data to and from CSV, XML, JSON as well as to and from databases, arrays.

You will save a lot of time on writing and testing code as you may just take the C# code from ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK for set number format in cells below and use it in your application. Just copy and paste the code into your C# application’s code and follow the instruction. Implementing C# application typically includes multiple stages of the software development so even if the functionality works please test it with your data and the production environment.

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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)
        {
            // Create new Spreadsheet
            Spreadsheet document = new Spreadsheet();

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

            // Set header
            worksheet.Cell(0, 0).Value = "Value (Number)";
            worksheet.Cell(0, 1).Value = "Formatting String";

            // Set variables
            double plan = 3000;
            double result = 3100;

            // Fill cells
            for (int i = 1; i < 6; i++)
            {
                worksheet.Cell(i, 0).Value = result / plan;
            }

            // Set cells format
            worksheet.Cell(1, 0).NumberFormatString = "0.00";
            worksheet.Cell(2, 0).NumberFormatString = "0.00%";
            worksheet.Cell(3, 0).NumberFormatString = "mm:ss";
            worksheet.Cell(4, 0).NumberFormatString = "hh:mm:ss";
            worksheet.Cell(5, 0).NumberFormatString = "##0,0E+0";

            // Set captions
            worksheet.Cell(1, 1).Value = "0.00";
            worksheet.Cell(2, 1).Value = "0.00%"; 
            worksheet.Cell(3, 1).Value = "mm:ss"; 
            worksheet.Cell(4, 1).Value = "hh:mm:ss";   
            worksheet.Cell(5, 1).Value = "##0,0E+0";


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

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

            // Close document
            document.Close();

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