Maybe....

Windows start button|settings|control panel|regional settings
(Or regional and language settings in winXP)

Regional Options tab, customize button in winxp

Currency Tab
change the negative currency format to show ()'s.

jordan wrote:

DOES ANYBODY KNOWE SEPARATOR DOES NOT WORK? IN THE SAMPLE BOX THE PARENTHESIS
ARE NOT DISPLAYED???????
ANY SUGGESTION HOW TO FIX THIS ISSUE
TAHNKS
JORDAN

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Dave Peterson