Custome Format

[Hal]

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

thanks

Hal

 

[Jacob Skaria]

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

Refer below for the complete list
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb964664.aspx

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[Bob Phillips]

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