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@ -26,6 +26,24 @@ It does not correctly handle `"` characters in strings. Writers should use `""`
""""
```
### Excel Number stored as Text inconsistency
Even if a data point is marked as text, Excel will try to interpret as Number.
For example, the following DIF snippet should represent the text `"0.3"`:
```dif
1,0
"0.3"
```
Excel ignores the type and interprets the cell as the number `0.3`. To force a
textual interpretation, the formula trick (same as CSV) works:
```dif
1,0
"=""0.3"""
```
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