title: Pulling numeric and date values from excel file using C#
body: <p>What is the correct protocol to get a date or numeric value out of an excel spreadsheet.  I have date values inside of an excel spreadsheet.  For instance, One column has 5/10/1973
  When I add a watch to what is being pulled back using this code...</p>
  
  <pre><code>     wkSheet.get_Range("E" + row, "E" + row).Value2
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The value that is returned is 26794.0?</p>
  
  <p>Obviously, that is not what I am looking for.  So how do I properly get the value out of an excel spreadsheet.  I will continue to look for an answer to this, and hopefully I will be answering my own question.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>