title: Is it possible to create a XLS excel file using Node.js with control over cell type?
body: <p>I see a lot of libraries out there that can export out to XLSX (excel > 2007) or CSV but not in XLS (I'm guessing because it's really old file format). </p>
  
  <p>I found somewhere else that if you use </p>
  
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    <p>fs.createOutputStream("filename.xls")</p>
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  <p>and write into that writestream, you can def create your own XLS file but they all come out as "General" under cell type. I need one of the cell types to be "Number" or "Text" because it's a string that signifies a ID number like "244829482042". When it's left as "General", it displays instead as "2.4 E11" </p>
  
  <p>Is it possible to use createOutputStream and create a XLS file with format control over cell type? Or is there any library that does this or can help accomplish this?</p>