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Fixes #1034

Master counterpart of #1035, as requested there.

The built-in number format 17 (mmm-yy) was declared with typeof(TimeSpan). ConvertValueByStyleFormat only handles DateTime? and TimeSpan?, so cells using it were returned as the raw OADate serial. This declares it as typeof(DateTime?), like the other built-in date formats (14, 15, 16 and 22).

  • OpenXmlStyles: format 17 type TimeSpan → DateTime?.
  • MiniExcelGithubIssuesTests.QueryReadsBuiltInDateFormatsAsDateTime: reads the same serial with the built-in date formats 14, 15, 16, 17 and 22 and expects a DateTime; only the 17 case fails without the fix.
  • SheetHelper.ReplaceStylesXml: test helper mirroring ReplaceFirstSheetXml.

Tested locally on net10.0 only, since this machine has no .NET 11 SDK: MiniExcel.Csv.Tests 86/86 and MiniExcel.OpenXml.Tests 543/544. The one failure, MiniExcelTemplateTests.TestImageType, also fails on an unmodified master here: it is an environment issue on this machine (Windows long path combined with the relative ../../../../data path), unrelated to this change.

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    • Values using built-in date formats, including format 17, are now returned as dates rather than durations.

The built-in number format 17 was declared with typeof(TimeSpan). ConvertValueByStyleFormat only handles DateTime? and TimeSpan?, so cells using it were returned as the raw OADate serial. Declare it as typeof(DateTime?), like the other built-in date formats (14, 15, 16 and 22).

Fixes mini-software#1034
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Major Respect the workbook date system.
Minor Correct early 1900 serials.
Minor Preserve numeric text cells.

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Review comments at @src/MiniExcel.OpenXml/Styles/OpenXmlStyles.cs:
- Line 216: Update the date conversion associated with the format 17 mapping in
OpenXmlStyles so it reads the workbook’s date1904 setting and converts serial
values using the matching date system, preserving existing behavior for
1900-date-system workbooks.
- Line 216: Update the date conversion used by the format 17 entry in
OpenXmlStyles so Excel 1900-system serials 1 through 59 account for Excel’s
leap-year behavior; serial 1 must resolve to January 1, 1900. Preserve
conversion behavior for other serials.
- Line 216: Update ConvertValueByStyleFormat to convert date-formatted values
only when the source value is numeric, preserving text such as "00123" as text
even with format 17. Add a regression test covering numeric text with format 17.
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Built-in number format 17 now maps to DateTime? instead of TimeSpan. A parameterized test checks that queries return a DateTime for built-in date formats 14, 15, 16, 17, and 22.

Changes: Built-in date format handling

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Format mapping and query test
src/MiniExcel.OpenXml/Styles/OpenXmlStyles.cs, tests/MiniExcel.OpenXml.Tests/Utils/SheetHelper.cs, tests/MiniExcel.OpenXml.Tests/Issues/MiniExcelGithubIssuesTests.cs
Format 17 maps to DateTime?. The test helper replaces the workbook’s styles XML, and a parameterized query test asserts that the listed built-in date formats return DateTime(2026, 11, 1).

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Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Possibly related PRs

  • mini-software/MiniExcel#1020: Adds cell queries that convert values based on style formats; this change updates the type mapping used for format 17.

Suggested reviewers: shps951023, michelebastione

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Some format-17 cells can return incorrect dates, and numeric text can be returned as a date instead of text. Correct these conversions before merging.

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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: reading built-in number format 17 (mmm-yy) as DateTime.
Linked Issues check Passed Issue [#1034] requires built-in format 17 (mmm-yy) to use DateTime?, so queried cells return DateTime instead of the raw OADate double. The diff changes format 17 in OpenXmlStyles from `type…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changes remain within issue [#1034]. The SheetHelper.ReplaceStylesXml helper only supports the new format-17 test. The parameterized test verifies the required date-format behavior. No unrelated…
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Issue [#1034] requires built-in format 17 (mmm-yy) to use DateTime?, so queried cells return DateTime instead of the raw OADate double. The diff changes format 17 in OpenXmlStyles from typeof(TimeSpan) to typeof(DateTime?). The added parameterized test covers formats 14, 15, 16, 17, and 22 and expects DateTime for the same serial value.

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The changes remain within issue [#1034]. The SheetHelper.ReplaceStylesXml helper only supports the new format-17 test. The parameterized test verifies the required date-format behavior. No unrelated production behavior or unrelated feature changes appear in the supplied change scope.

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Review comments at @src/MiniExcel.OpenXml/Styles/OpenXmlStyles.cs:
- Line 216: Update the date conversion associated with the format 17 mapping in
OpenXmlStyles so it reads the workbook’s date1904 setting and converts serial
values using the matching date system, preserving existing behavior for
1900-date-system workbooks.
- Line 216: Update the date conversion used by the format 17 entry in
OpenXmlStyles so Excel 1900-system serials 1 through 59 account for Excel’s
leap-year behavior; serial 1 must resolve to January 1, 1900. Preserve
conversion behavior for other serials.
- Line 216: Update ConvertValueByStyleFormat to convert date-formatted values
only when the source value is numeric, preserving text such as "00123" as text
even with format 17. Add a regression test covering numeric text with format 17.

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{ 15, new NumberFormatString("d-mmm-yy", typeof(DateTime?)) },
{ 16, new NumberFormatString("d-mmm", typeof(DateTime?)) },
{ 17, new NumberFormatString("mmm-yy", typeof(TimeSpan)) },
{ 17, new NumberFormatString("mmm-yy", typeof(DateTime?)) },

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Major · Data Integrity & Integration · Heavy lift

Respect the workbook date system.

For a 1904-date-system workbook, this mapping sends format 17 values to DateTime.FromOADate without the workbook epoch. For example, serial 39267 represents July 5, 2011, but the conversion returns July 4, 2007. Read the workbook’s date1904 setting and use it during conversion. (support.microsoft.com)

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Review comment at @src/MiniExcel.OpenXml/Styles/OpenXmlStyles.cs at line 216:
Update the date conversion associated with the format 17 mapping in
OpenXmlStyles so it reads the workbook’s date1904 setting and converts serial
values using the matching date system, preserving existing behavior for
1900-date-system workbooks.

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review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Correct early 1900 serials.

In the 1900 date system, Excel serial 1 means January 1, 1900. DateTime.FromOADate(1) returns December 31, 1899, so format 17 now returns the wrong month and year for that cell. Adjust serials 1 through 59 for Excel’s 1900 leap-year behavior. (learn.microsoft.com)

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Review comment at @src/MiniExcel.OpenXml/Styles/OpenXmlStyles.cs at line 216:
Update the date conversion used by the format 17 entry in OpenXmlStyles so Excel
1900-system serials 1 through 59 account for Excel’s leap-year behavior; serial
1 must resolve to January 1, 1900. Preserve conversion behavior for other
serials.

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Supported by static analysis

Script executed:

rg -n 'ConvertCellValue|ConvertValueByStyleFormat|SharedString|CellType|FromOADate' src/MiniExcel.OpenXml/Reader src/MiniExcel.OpenXml/Styles

Repository: mini-software/MiniExcel

Length of output: 3548


Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- OpenXmlStyles.cs ---'
nl -ba src/MiniExcel.OpenXml/Styles/OpenXmlStyles.cs | sed -n '165,205p'
printf '%s\n' '--- OpenXmlReader.Cells.cs ---'
nl -ba src/MiniExcel.OpenXml/Reader/OpenXmlReader.Cells.cs | sed -n '105,170p'
printf '%s\n' '--- OpenXmlReader.cs style/query path ---'
nl -ba src/MiniExcel.OpenXml/Reader/OpenXmlReader.cs | sed -n '350,395p'
printf '%s\n' '--- OpenXmlReader.cs cell conversion path ---'
nl -ba src/MiniExcel.OpenXml/Reader/OpenXmlReader.cs | sed -n '660,740p'
printf '%s\n' '--- format 17 and conversion tests ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.cs' -e 'QueryReadsBuiltInDateFormatsAsDateTime' -e 'new NumberFormatString("mmm-yy"' -e 'ConvertValueByStyleFormat' -e 'DateTime\?' tests src/MiniExcel.OpenXml || true

Repository: mini-software/MiniExcel

Length of output: 12026


Script executed:

printf '%s\n' '--- remaining ConvertCellValue ---'
nl -ba src/MiniExcel.OpenXml/Reader/OpenXmlReader.cs | sed -n '708,780p'
printf '%s\n' '--- added date-format test ---'
nl -ba tests/MiniExcel.OpenXml.Tests/Issues/MiniExcelGithubIssuesTests.cs | sed -n '3265,3335p'
printf '%s\n' '--- style declarations around built-in date formats ---'
nl -ba src/MiniExcel.OpenXml/Styles/OpenXmlStyles.cs | sed -n '208,222p'

Repository: mini-software/MiniExcel

Length of output: 7732


Script executed:

rg -n -F --glob '*.cs' 'IsValidOADateTime' src tests
rg -n -F --glob '*.cs' 'class DateTimeHelper' src tests

Repository: mini-software/MiniExcel

Length of output: 551


Preserve numeric text cells.

ConvertValueByStyleFormat converts any value whose text parses as an OADate. It does not check whether the source cell was numeric. Therefore, a shared, inline, or calculated string such as "00123" that retains format 17 can be returned as DateTime instead of text.

Apply date conversion only to numeric values, and add a regression test for numeric text with format 17.

Suggested fix
-        if (sf.Type == typeof(DateTime?) && double.TryParse(value?.ToString(), out var s))
+        if (sf.Type == typeof(DateTime?) && value is double s)
             return DateTimeHelper.IsValidOADateTime(s) ? DateTime.FromOADate(s) : value;
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Review comment at @src/MiniExcel.OpenXml/Styles/OpenXmlStyles.cs at line 216:
Update ConvertValueByStyleFormat to convert date-formatted values only when the
source value is numeric, preserving text such as "00123" as text even with
format 17. Add a regression test covering numeric text with format 17.

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review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

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[BUG] - Cells with built-in number format 17 (mmm-yy) are read as a raw double instead of DateTime

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