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n4r9
287 days ago
Works okay until someone opens the file in Excel, writes "2-9" into a cell, and saves it without realising it's been changed to "02/09/2025" behind the scenes.
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chungy
287 days ago
Wait until you find out that "02/09/2025" is actually 45697 behind the scenes ;)
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cluckindan
287 days ago
And thus, with some semantic leeway, -7 = 45697
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porridgeraisin
286 days ago
Why?
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