Can anyone tell me what the [$-409] does in the custom cell format of
[$-409]dddd, mmmm dd, yyyy

thanks

Hal

That is the locales/language ID assigned by Microsoft..

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"Hal" wrote:

Can anyone tell me what the [$-409] does in the custom cell format of
[$-409]dddd, mmmm dd, yyyy

thanks

Hal

It is an international code, 409 is the States, so it is saying use the US
$.

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Can anyone tell me what the [$-409] does in the custom cell format of
[$-409]dddd, mmmm dd, yyyy

thanks

Hal