Excel Number Format String

representation.file.excel_format

Spreadsheet custom number format code that defines how values are displayed. Found in metadata, headers, or as literal strings in spreadsheet data exports. Uses format tokens: # (optional digit), 0 (required digit), comma grouping, percent, date/time codes (yyyy, mm, dd, h, m, s), and optional multi-section syntax (positive;negative;zero;text).

Domain

representation

Try it

CLI

$ finetype infer -i "#,##0.00"
→ representation.file.excel_format

DuckDB

Detect

SELECT finetype('#,##0.00');
-- → 'representation.file.excel_format'

Cast expression

CAST({col} AS VARCHAR)

Safe cast pipeline

-- Normalise and cast in one step
SELECT TRY_CAST(finetype_cast(my_column) AS VARCHAR) AS clean_value
FROM my_table
WHERE finetype(my_column) = 'representation.file.excel_format';

JSON Schema

finetype schema representation.file.excel_format

{
  "$id": "https://meridian.online/schemas/representation.file.excel_format",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "description": "Spreadsheet custom number format code that defines how values are displayed. Found in metadata, headers, or as literal strings in spreadsheet data exports. Uses format tokens: # (optional digit), 0 (required digit), comma grouping, percent, date/time codes (yyyy, mm, dd, h, m, s), and optional multi-section syntax (positive;negative;zero;text).",
  "examples": [
    "#,##0.00",
    "$#,##0.00",
    "0.00%",
    "mm/dd/yyyy",
    "h:mm:ss AM/PM",
    "0.00E+00"
  ],
  "maxLength": 100,
  "minLength": 2,
  "pattern": "^[#0.,;\\[\\]$€£¥%EeAaPpMm/dDyYhHsS ?:\"\\-+()<>\\w]*$",
  "title": "Excel Number Format String",
  "type": "string",
  "x-finetype-broad-type": "VARCHAR",
  "x-finetype-transform": "CAST({col} AS VARCHAR)"
}

Examples

#,##0.00$#,##0.000.00%mm/dd/yyyyh:mm:ss AM/PM0.00E+00

Aliases

number_formatcell_formatformat_code