What is this format: ge \r\al

ou81aswell

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Using the Portuguese version of Excel, I notice that Excel creates a custom format: ge \r \al. My values end up displaying "1900ral" and I don't know why (spoken with the accent of the guy who did Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous)

Any idea why this format is being used?

Thanks.
 

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It turns out "Geral" is Portuguese for "General". I have some code that is trying format a range as General and suspect there's a language / culture mismatch somewhere.
 
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