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Overview	Format item	Length override	Position	Edit mask	Modifier

Additional edit mask examples

  Edit mask         Value          Displayed as
  =============================================
  ######.##-              .01              1
                          .12             12
                         1.23           1.23
                        12.34          12.34
                       123.45         123.45
                      1234.56        1234.56
                     12345.67       12345.67
                    123456.78      123456.78
                    123456.78-     123456.78-

  #####0.00-              .01            .01
                          .12            .12
                         1.23           1.23
                        12.34          12.34
                       123.45         123.45
                      1234.56        1234.56
                     12345.67       12345.67
                    123456.78      123456.78
                    123456.78-     123456.78-

  ###,##0.00-             .01             .01
                          .12             .12
                         1.23            1.23
                        12.34           12.34
                       123.45          123.45
                      1234.56        1,234.56
                     12345.67       12,345.67
                    123456.78      123,456.78
                    123456.78-     123,456.78-

  000000.00-              .01      000000.01
                          .12      000000.12
                         1.23      000001.23
                        12.34      000012.34
                       123.45      000123.45
                      1234.56      001234.56
                     12345.67      012345.67
                    123456.78      123456.78
                    123456.78-     123456.78-

  *#####.##-              .01      ********1
                          .12      *******12
                         1.23      *****1.23
                        12.34      ****12.34
                       123.45      ***123.45
                      1234.56      **1234.56
                     12345.67      *12345.67
                    123456.78      123456.78
                    123456.78-     123456.78-

  *####0.00-              .01      ******.01
                          .12      ******.12
                         1.23      *****1.23
                        12.34      ****12.34
                       123.45      ***123.45
                      1234.56      **1234.56
                     12345.67      *12345.67
                    123456.78      123456.78
                    123456.78-     123456.78-

  *##,##0.00-             .01      *******.01
                          .12      *******.12
                         1.23      ******1.23
                        12.34      *****12.34
                       123.45      ****123.45
                      1234.56      **1,234.56
                     12345.67      *12,345.67
                    123456.78      123,456.78
                    123456.78-     123,456.78-

  *##.##0,00-             .01      *******,01     (European format)
                          .12      *******,12
                         1.23      ******1,23
                        12.34      *****12,34
                       123.45      ****123,45
                      1234.56      **1.234,56
                     12345.67      *12.345,67
                    123456.78      123.456,78
                    123456.78-     123.456,78-

  ###,##0.00+             .01             .01+
                          .12             .12+
                         1.23            1.23+
                         1.23-           1.23-
                        12.34           12.34+
                       123.45          123.45+
                      1234.56        1,234.56+
                     12345.67       12,345.67+
                    123456.78      123,456.78+
                    123456.78-     123,456.78-

  ###,##0.00CR            .01             .01
                          .12             .12
                         1.23            1.23
                         1.23-           1.23CR
                        12.34           12.34
                       123.45          123.45
                      1234.56        1,234.56
                     12345.67       12,345.67
                    123456.78      123,456.78
                    123456.78-     123,456.78CR

  ###,##0.00DR            .01             .01DR
                          .12             .12DR
                         1.23            1.23DR
                         1.23-           1.23CR
                        12.34           12.34DR
                       123.45          123.45DR
                      1234.56        1,234.56DR
                     12345.67       12,345.67DR
                    123456.78      123,456.78DR
                    123456.78-     123,456.78CR

  (###,##0.00)            .01              .01
                          .12              .12
                         1.23             1.23
                         1.23-           (1.23)
                        12.34            12.34
                       123.45           123.45
                      1234.56         1,234.56
                     12345.67        12,345.67
                    123456.78       123,456.78
                    123456.78-     (123,456.78)