if (FALSE) {
# Load workbook (create if not existing)
wb <- loadWorkbook("setDataFormat.xlsx", create = TRUE)
# Create a worksheet
createSheet(wb, name = "cellstyles")
# Create a dummy data set with the current date/time (as POSIXct)
now <- data.frame(Now = Sys.time())
# Write the value to the 'cellstyles' worksheet in the top left
# corner (cell A1)
writeWorksheet(wb, now, sheet = "cellstyles", startRow = 1,
startCol = 1, header = FALSE)
# Create a custom anonymous cell style
cs <- createCellStyle(wb)
# Specify a custom data format
setDataFormat(cs, format = "dddd d-m-yyyy h:mm AM/PM")
# Set the cell style created above for the top left cell (A1) in
# the 'cellstyles' worksheet
setCellStyle(wb, sheet = "cellstyles", row = 1, col = 1, cellstyle = cs)
# Set column width to display whole time/date string
setColumnWidth(wb, sheet = "cellstyles", column = 1, width = 6000)
# Save the workbook
saveWorkbook(wb)
# clean up
file.remove("setDataFormat.xlsx")
}
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