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Conversion from .NET format strings to Excel format strings? #19

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Hi @andersnm,

This is probably out of scope for the library, but given that you are likely knowledgeable on the subject I thought I'd ask.

I have an app which allows format strings to be configured by an admin for how different numeric values are displayed in the UI. We use .NET format strings for this purpose. However, I want to support exports and be as faithful as possible in converting the .NET format string to an Excel one.

The two formatting "languages" are similar but not the same. I'm considering using your library to "TryParse" the .NET format string and see if it happens to be compatible with Excel as a first step. Does the library do enough validation for this to work?

Also, I'm generally curious whether you've seen this use-case or problem before and if there are any robust solutions you've encountered.

Thanks in advance,
Mike

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