Hello Dave,
The definition of Num Format Symbols is in Office Open XML Part4 - Markup
Language Reference.pdf, Page 2135. A table there explains each num symbol
in detail. According to its description, up to four sections of format
codes can be speicified. The format codes, separated by semicolons, define
the formats for positive numbers, negative numbers, zero values, and text,
in that order. If only two sections are specified, the first is used for
positive numbers and zeros, and the second is used for negative numbers. If
only one section is specified, it is used for all numbers.
In the Text and spacing section of the spec (P 2136), it says:
To display both text and numbers in a cell, enclose the text characters in
double quotation marks (" ") or precede a single character with a backslash
(\).
That is to say, "$" in your formatCode will be interpreted as a text
In the Specify colors section of the spec (P2139), it says:
To set the text color for a section of the format, type the name of one of
the following eight colors in square brackets in the section. The color
code must be the first item in the section.
Therefore, the [Red] in your formatCode could set the negative value
([Red]"$"#,##0.00") as Red color.
Please let me know if you have any other concerns, or need anything else.
Sincerely,
Jialiang Ge (
[email protected], remove ¡®online.¡¯)
Microsoft Online Community Support
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