title: Read date field from excel with Java
body: <p>I am trying to read a <code>Date</code> value from an excel sheet in java code using:</p>
  
  <pre><code>DateUtil.isCellDateFormatted(cell) 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But it throws an exception saying <code>cannot read text from a numeric field</code>.</p>
  
  <p>Any suggestions?</p>