def format_dates! format=nil
      new_formats = {}
      fmt_str_time = client('DD.MM.YYYY hh:mm:ss', 'UTF-8')
      fmt_str_date = client('DD.MM.YYYY', 'UTF-8')
      each do |row|
        row.each_with_index do |value, idx|
          unless row.formats[idx] || row.format(idx).date_or_time?
            numfmt = case value
                     when DateTime, Time
                       format || fmt_str_time
                     when Date
                       format || fmt_str_date
                     end
            case numfmt
            when Format
              row.set_format idx, numfmt
            when String
              existing_format = row.format(idx)
              new_formats[existing_format] ||= {}
              new_format = new_formats[existing_format][numfmt]
              if !new_format
                new_format = new_formats[existing_format][numfmt] = existing_format.dup
                new_format.number_format = numfmt
              end
              row.set_format idx, new_format
            end
          end
        end
      end
    end
def format_dates! format=nil
      new_formats = {}
      fmt_str_time = client('DD.MM.YYYY hh:mm:ss', 'UTF-8')
      fmt_str_date = client('DD.MM.YYYY', 'UTF-8')
      each do |row|
        row.each_with_index do |value, idx|
          unless row.formats[idx] || row.format(idx).date_or_time?
            numfmt = case value
                     when DateTime, Time
                       format || fmt_str_time
                     when Date
                       format || fmt_str_date
                     end
            case numfmt
            when Format
              row.set_format idx, numfmt
            when String
              existing_format = row.format(idx)
              new_formats[existing_format] ||= {}
              new_format = new_formats[existing_format][numfmt]
              if !new_format
                new_format = new_formats[existing_format][numfmt] = existing_format.dup
                new_format.number_format = numfmt
              end
              row.set_format idx, new_format
            end
          end
        end
      end
    end
Formats all Date, DateTime and Time cells with _format_ or the default
 formats:
 - 'DD.MM.YYYY' for Date
 - 'DD.MM.YYYY hh:mm:ss' for DateTime and Time