Re: [xml-dev] What data formats use parentheses to indicate a negative value?

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Tim Bray <>
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"Costello, Roger L." <>
Date
2019-08-19T15:01:10Z
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Re: [xml-dev] What data formats use parentheses to indicate a negative value?
I commonly see this in financial reports from corporations. Thus, I bet it's available as an Excel number format.

On Mon., Aug. 19, 2019, 5:27 a.m. Costello, Roger L., <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Folks,

I have heard that in some financial and/or accounting data formats negative numbers are wrapped in parenthesis instead of prefixed with a minus sign. For example, the following represents negative twelve:

        (12)

Do you know what data formats use parentheses to indicate a negative value?

/Roger

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