                            WORKSHEET FILE FORMAT
                                  FROM LOTUS

                      APPENDIX A - CELL FORMAT ENCODING

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                      APPENDIX A:  Cell Format Encoding


 The first byte of a content-related record contains a cell format code.

 Format is determined at the bit level.


 Table 8   Cell Format Encoding

 Bit number     Description               Code             Meaning
 7              protection                1                protected
                                          0                unprotected

 4,5,6          format type               0                fixed
                                          1                scientific
                                                             notation
                                          2                currency
                                          3                percent
                                          4                comma
                                          5                unused
                                          6                unused
                                          7                special
 0,1,2,3        number of decimal         0-15
                 places decoded
                 (if format type = 0-6)

                special format type       0                +/-
                (if format type = 7)      1                general
                                          2                day-month-year
                                          3                day-month
                                          4                month-year
                                          5                text
                (Symphony only)           6                hidden
                (Symphony only)           7                date;hour-min-sec
                (Symphony only)           8                date;hour-min
                (Symphony only)           9                date;intnt'l1
                (Symphony only)           10               date;intnt'l1
                (Symphony only)           11               time;intnt'l1
                (Symphony only)           12               time;intnt'l2
                                          13-14            unused
                                          15               default







 EXAMPLE

 Currency format, two decimal places, unprotected cell


 Bit Number    7   6   5   4   3   2   1   0
 Binary Code   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0
                   ---------
                  Format Type ---------------
               Protection     Number of Decimal Places
                                  or Special Format

 The byte number is 0.
 The hex code is 22.


 Example

 Special format, month-year, protected cell


 Bit Number     7   6   5   4   3   2   1   0
 Binary Code    1   1   1   1   0   1   0   0
                    ---------
                   Format Type  -------------
                 Protection    Number of Decimal Places
                                  or Special Format


 The byte number is 0.
 The hex code is F4.


